California entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan responded to criticism from her former partner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he endorsed former President Trump at a rally in Arizona on Friday.
Shanahan responded to MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell, who said that RFK Jr. had “totally disgraced” his father's name, and Democratic strategist James Carvillewho suggested the former independent presidential candidate was “at the helm” of America's “mental health crisis” and should be institutionalized.
“It's weird. I'm asking myself what happened to the 'when they go down, we go up' party, because right now, they're just going down and down and down. And I'm shocked, I'm saddened, I'm worried for them, honestly,” she said Tuesday on “Jesse Watters Primetime.” “They've lost their soul. They've lost their direction.”
California attorney Nicole Shanahan speaks after independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced her as his vice presidential running mate during an event in Oakland, California, United States, March 26, 2024. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
R.F.K. Jr.'s Five The siblings released a statement He condemned his decision to support Trump, calling it a “betrayal” of his family's values and a “sad ending to a sad story.” He said he believed in the Harris-Walz ticket and wanted an America “filled with hope.”
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Shanahan told Fox News host Jesse Watters that his ex is one of the “kindest” people he's ever known, and said he doesn't have “any vengeance in his heart.”
RFK Jr. suspended his campaign for 2024 and endorsed Trump, acknowledging that he and the former president will continue to criticize each other on issues that are not relevant to them. Take different approachesBut eventually they will attempt to form a “unity government.”
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces the campaign at a press conference on October 9, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ((Photo: Jessica Korkonis/Getty Images))
The 70-year-old nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy said he wants to focus on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, preventing censorship and promoting children's health.
He told a crowd in Glendale, Arizona, that Trump would “make America healthy 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, US, August 23, 2024. (Reuters/Go Nakamura)
“Make America is healthy again “It's about acknowledging the fact that we have the highest chronic health disease rate of any modern nation,” Shanahan said. “We spend $4.6 trillion on health care. We don't seem to be doing any good, so it's a really hard question, why isn't our health care system getting healthier people?”
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RFK Jr. was officially added to the Trump-Vance transition team on Tuesday.