California entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan pushed back against criticism of former vice presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for endorsing former President Trump at a rally in Arizona on Friday.
Shanahan was responding to MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell, who suggested RFK Jr. had “totally sullied” his father's name. Democratic strategist James CarvilleHe suggested the former independent presidential candidate should be institutionalized because he is “standing at the apex” of a “mental health crisis” in America.
“This is incredible. I'm asking myself what happened to this party that was like, 'When they go low, we go high,' because now they're going lower and lower. I'm honestly shocked and saddened and concerned,” she said on “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Tuesday. “They've lost their soul. They've lost their direction.”
California attorney Nicole Shanahan speaks at an event in Oakland, California, USA, on March 26, 2024, after independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced her as his running mate for the White House. (Teyfan Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
RFK Jr. The brothers released a statement They condemned Harris' decision to support Trump, calling it a “betrayal” of family values and a “sad ending to a sad story.” They said they believe in the Harris-Waltz pair and want an America that's “full of hope.”
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Shanahan told Fox News host Jesse Watters that the former vice presidential nominee was one of the “kindest” people he knows and that he doesn't have “a bone of revenge” in his body.
RFK Jr. suspended his 2024 campaign and endorsed Trump, but acknowledged that he and the former president will likely continue to criticize each other on issues. Take a different stanceHowever, ultimately they will aim to establish a “unity government.”
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces his campaign for 2023 during a press conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 9, 2023. (Photo: Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)
Kennedy, 70, a nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, said he wanted to focus on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, fighting censorship and promoting children's health.
He told a crowd in Glendale, Arizona, that Trump would “make America whole again.”
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Republican presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump shakes hands with former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a rally in Glendale, Arizona, USA, August 23, 2024. (Reuters/Tsuyoshi Nakamura)
“make America is healthy again “This is about acknowledging the fact that we have the highest rate of chronic disease of any modern nation,” Shanahan said. “We spend $4.6 trillion on health care, and it doesn't seem to solve anything. So we're really asking the tough questions: Why isn't our health care system producing healthier people?”
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RFK Jr. officially joined the Trump-Vance transition team on Tuesday.
