Former RFK Jr. running mate threatens to primary senators who vote against nomination
by Filip Timotija - 01/29/25 7:59 AM ET
Nicole Shanahan, the former running mate to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., threatened to primary senators if they dared to vote against Kennedy’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
“He is more than qualified. He’s proven, principled, and prepared to lead. I’ll share a list below of key senators. If they represent your state, they need to hear from you,” Shanahan said Tuesday in a video posted to her social platform X account.
“If they don’t, please call your own senator and ask them to vote yes,” the billionaire philanthropist added.
Shanahan, the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, said that in 2020 she cut two “large checks” to Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that helped Democrats flip two seats in Georgia.
“The two candidates I helped elect, Senator Raphael Warnock and Senator Jon Ossoff, please know I will be watching your votes very closely,” she said. “I will make it my personal mission that you lose your seats in the Senate if you vote against the future health of America’s children.”
President Trump nominated Kennedy, an environmental lawyer, to lead HHS despite criticism from both sides of the aisle over his anti-vaccine rhetoric and previous abortion stance.
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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5112635-nicole-shanahan-robert-f-kennedy-jr-hhs-nomination/
