Nicole Shanahan, the previous working mate to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., threatened to major senators in the event that they dared to vote towards Kennedy’s nomination to steer the Division of Well being and Human Providers (HHS).
“He’s greater than certified. He’s confirmed, principled, and ready to steer. I’ll share a listing under of key senators. In the event that they signify your state, they should hear from you,” Shanahan stated Tuesday in a video posted to her social platform X account.
“In the event that they don’t, please name your individual senator and ask them to vote sure,” the billionaire philanthropist added.
Shanahan, the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, stated that in 2020 she reduce two “large checks” to Senate majority chief 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 stated. “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 steer HHS regardless of criticism from either side of the aisle over his anti-vaccine rhetoric and former abortion stance.
Previous to becoming a member of forces with the president, Kennedy ran a long-shot impartial bid for the White Home. He chosen Shanahan, a tech legal professional, as his working mate in late March final 12 months. In August 2024, Kennedy suspended his marketing campaign and endorsed Trump.
Shanahan, who has remained a fierce supporter of Kennedy, additionally known as out some senators by identify.
“And more than that, I also want to say to Senators Mitch McConnell [R-Ky.], Lindsey Graham [R-S.C.], Lisa [Murkowski] [R-Alaska], Susan Collins [R-Maine], Bill Cassidy [R-La.], Thom Tillis [R-N.C.], James Lankford [R-Okla.], Cory Booker [D-N.J.], John Fetterman [D-Pa.], Bernie Sanders [I-Vt.] and Catherine Cortez Masto [D-Nev.], this is a bipartisan message and it comes directly from me,” Shanahan stated within the video.
“While Bobby may be willing to play nice, I won’t if you vote against him, I will personally fund challengers to primary you in your next election, and I will enlist hundreds of that 1000s to join me,” she added.
In an interview late final 12 months, Sanders, a distinguished progressive within the Senate, stated he’ll seemingly not run once more as soon as his present time period ends in 2030.
Kennedy’s affirmation listening to earlier than the Senate Finance Committee is slated for Wednesday morning. He will even face questioning from the Senate Well being, Training, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee on Thursday.
