(NewsNation) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering abandoning his run at the White House to “join forces” with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Kennedy’s running mate said Tuesday.
In an interview posted online, Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, said that the campaign is considering two options.
“One is staying in, forming that new party, but we run the risk of a Kamala Harris and Walz presidency because we draw votes from Trump, or we draw somehow more votes from Trump,” Shanahan said on the “Impact Theory” podcast, which was posted to YouTube.
“Or we walk away right now and join forces with … Donald Trump, and you know, we walk away from that and explain to our base why we’re making this decision.”
When contacted by NewsNation, Kennedy’s campaign spokesperson directed the network to a social media post from Kennedy.
“As always, I am willing to talk with leaders of any political party to further the goals I have served for 40 years in my career and in this campaign,” Kennedy wrote on X. “These are: reversing the chronic disease epidemic, ending the war machine, cleaning corporate influence out of government and toxic pollution out of the environment, protecting freedom of speech, and ending politicization of enforcement agencies.”
This is a developing story. NewsNation will update the story with more information.