RFK Jr.'s campaign is considering partnering with Trump and selecting Shanahan as his running mate.

• Kennedy Jr.'s independent presidential campaign is considering abandoning his White House bid to join forces with Trump, according to his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, in a new interview.
• The campaign is considering remaining in the contest to gain more than 5% of the popular vote and establish itself as a third-party alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties, with the aim of building on that ballot access for the 2028 election.
• Vice President Kamala Harris will accept the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago later this week, as Shanahan made a comment.

Kennedy Jr.'s independent presidential campaign is considering abandoning his White House bid to join forces with Trump, according to his running mate Shanahan in a new online interview.

Shanahan stated that the campaign is considering remaining in the contest to gain more than 5% of the popular vote and establish itself as a third-party alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties, while also building on its ballot access for the 2028 election.

According to Shanahan, we have two options: staying in and forming a new party, or drawing more votes from Trump, which could result in a Kamala Harris and Walz presidency.

"We could either walk away now and join forces with Donald Trump or explain to our base why we're making this decision," Shanahan said in an interview with Tom Bilyeu.

The attorney and entrepreneur stated that the decision was not easy.

If Kennedy and Shanahan withdraw from the election race, it is uncertain if their supporters would automatically switch to Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.

Some polls suggest that Vice President Harris would be stronger against Trump in swing states when Kennedy is included as a candidate, as opposed to when Kennedy is not an option.

In the interview, Shanahan stated that he did not invest large sums of money to become a candidate who would disrupt the process.

""We don't want to ruin the country's progress," she said."

"We desired to win and receive a fair chance," Shanahan stated.

Bilyeu in a post on X said the interview was filmed Monday.

Kennedy's campaign spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment on Shanahan's interview, which was conducted before Harris formally accepts the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Kennedy last year abandoned his efforts to win the Democratic nomination.

In June 1968, after winning the Democratic presidential primary in California, his father, New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated.

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