{"id":1037496,"date":"2024-07-24T17:09:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1037496"},"modified":"2024-07-24T17:09:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:09:49","slug":"icymi-rfk-jr-s-vp-nicole-shanahan-supported-rfk-jr-s-collusion-with-trump-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-rfk-jr-s-vp-nicole-shanahan-supported-rfk-jr-s-collusion-with-trump-team\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: RFK Jr.\u2019s VP, Nicole Shanahan, Supported RFK Jr.\u2019s Collusion with Trump Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following reporting from the <\/em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a> that RFK Jr. met with Donald Trump to negotiate an endorsement in exchange for a cabinet position, <\/em>ABC News<\/em><\/a> reveals that his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, was aware and supportive of the conversation. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a new quote, Shanahan said, <\/em>“I was aware of it and support American Unity and health. We are willing to speak with anyone on unwinding the corporate capture of our agencies,” she said.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben Braddock, a health commentator close to the campaign, told <\/em>Politico<\/em><\/a>, \u201c<\/em>There was a widespread expectation in the Kennedy camp that Trump was going to make the deal, which was why he stayed in Milwaukee for several days\u2026 As of last Thursday morning the buzz was that there would be an appearance on the final night. Maybe the Trump campaign decided it was better for Kennedy to stay in to bleed votes from Biden.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, RFK Jr. <\/em>canceled all of his campaign<\/em><\/a> events to play lapdog to the Trumps and cozy up to the GOP in Milwaukee. RFK Jr. and Donald Trump\u2019s meeting was <\/em>allegedly brokered<\/em><\/a> by Tucker Carlson, who he later <\/em>had dinner<\/em><\/a> with. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert F. Kennedy III\u2014 in a now deleted post\u2014 <\/em>shared a video<\/em><\/a> of his father and Trump speaking on the Sunday before the RNC. The video shows RFK Jr. agreeing with the former president saying: \u201cWe\u2019re gonna win.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with Axios\u2019 Mike Allen at the Republican National Convention last week, <\/em>Donald Trump Jr.<\/em><\/a> said that he\u2019d \u201clove\u201d to see RFK Jr. endorse his father, and that \u201cmaybe there\u2019s a great place for him somewhere in an administration.\u201d <\/em>Eric Trump<\/em><\/a> also wasn\u2019t shy about discussing the Trump campaign formally joining forces with RFK Jr. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr.\u2019s allies did nothing to defuse suspicions of him working with the Trumps. In fact, they encouraged it. In an interview with Focus Today, Tony Lyons, co-founder of RFK Jr.\u2019s Super PAC, <\/em>admitted<\/em><\/a> RFK Jr. would take a cabinet position in a second Trump administration. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICYMI: <\/strong>ABC News<\/strong><\/a>: Trump discussed with RFK Jr. potential role in 2nd Trump administration: Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By: Will McDuffie and Olivia Rubin <\/p>\n\n\n\n