Nicole Shanahan, the former running mate of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., recounted receiving a phone call from Donald Trump the same day he survived an assassination attempt, where the president-elect sought an alliance on children’s health.
“Then there was the attempted assassination, and watching that happen and watching America’s response to that…everybody on our campaign kind of paused,” Shanahan recently told The Sage Steele Show, referring to the first attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Pa., on July 13.
Shanahan revealed the campaign grappled with whether to continue following the assassination attempt, when Trump suddenly phoned RFK.
“And, so this was all happening at the same time. And then Trump does something that was really extraordinary. He calls Bobby the day of almost dying, and he wants to talk about children’s health. He’s like, ‘There’s something to it.’ And I, I mean, that was that was enough for me.”
Shanahan said at that point the campaign went full MAGA.
“And so behind the scenes, it was, you know, we all were like, ‘This guy cares. And he’s sincere. And if he wants to sit at the table, hell, yeah, we’re going to sit at a table with him.'”
Leaked footage of the phone call showed Trump talked with RFK about the corrupt U.S. medical industry and expressed concerns with the number of vaccines on the childhood vaccine schedule.
“I agree with you, man,” Trump is heard telling RFK. “Something’s wrong with that whole system, and it’s the doctors you find.”
Trump after the assassination attempt discussed how he agrees with RFK Jr. on vaccines:
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“I agree with you, man. Something's wrong with that whole system, and it's the doctors you find.
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He went on to point out there are currently “like 38 different vaccines” for babies, characterizing some of them as meant “for a horse” rather than a 10-pound baby, before noting “changes” in vaccinated children.
“And then you see the baby starting to change radically. I’ve seen it too many times,” Trump said, adding, “And then you hear that it doesn’t have an impact, right?”
A month after the first assassination attempt, RFK ended his presidential bid and endorsed Trump, who he will soon serve as head of Health and Human Services — and the rest is history.
Watch the full interview: