Nicole Shanahan, running mate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has accused the Democratic Party of sabotaging their campaign both internally and externally, hinting that the pair might withdraw from the presidential race to support Donald Trump’s bid for a second term.
In an interview on Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Shanahan discussed the difficult choices facing their campaign. “There are two options we’re considering,” she said. “One is to stay in the race and form a new party, but that risks a Kamala Harris and Tim Walz presidency if we draw votes away from Trump.” The other option, she revealed, is to step down and throw their support behind Trump, acknowledging that this decision is “not an easy one.”
Comparing the two leading candidates, Shanahan expressed her preference for Trump, stating, “If we’re splitting hairs, I trust the future of this country more under the leadership of Trump, Peter Thiel, and JD Vance than under Harris and Reid Hoffman.”
Shanahan also disclosed the various tactics the Democratic Party allegedly employed to undermine the Kennedy campaign. She emphasized that her substantial financial investment wasn’t intended to be a spoiler but to win and make positive changes in the country. She criticized the DNC-aligned Clear Choice PAC, accusing it of spending millions to sabotage their efforts. “It was specifically created to take us out,” she said, describing the PAC’s actions as deceitful and detrimental to their campaign.
“We didn’t want to be a spoiler,” Shanahan reiterated. “We wanted to win, we wanted a fair shot. The DNC made that impossible by banning us, shadowbanning us, keeping us off stages, manipulating polls, using legal tactics against us, and even planting insiders to create legal issues for us. The extent of their sabotage is mindblowing.”
The Harris campaign, for its part, has shown no interest in engaging with Kennedy’s team. When asked, they reportedly declined to speak with Kennedy, stating, “No one has any intention of negotiating with a MAGA-funded fringe candidate who has sought a job with Donald Trump in exchange for an endorsement.”