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Source: Washington Post
Her billionaire marriage broke up. Her VP campaign fizzled. Now shes a Trump-world star.
Wed, October 23, 2024 at 8:04 PM EDT·14 min read
During his recent live tour, Tucker Carlson welcomed a stable of MAGA warhorses to the stage: activist Charlie Kirk in Wichita, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in Reading, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump Jr. in Jacksonville, Florida. But at a sold-out show on the outskirts of Houston, Carlsons special guest was a new star in the right-wing firmament: Nicole Shanahan, running mate to former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Until this year, Shanahan was a Democrat who had once moved easily among the Silicon Valley elite, a lawyer, tech entrepreneur and wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, one of the worlds richest men. Today, she is in the throes of a remarkable transformation, tapping a vast divorce settlement from 2023 to remake herself as an influencer and self-described warrior mom rallying independent women around fringe medical views - and former president Donald Trump.
Since Kennedy suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump in August, Shanahan, 39, has rebranded herself as a wellness guru promising to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA). She has disavowed members of her old circle in tech, saying they want to overcome human limitations, such as aging, with technology. She has suggested that vaccines might have caused her daughters autism, an idea she said she was not allowed to consider in progressive Silicon Valley. And she has hinted publicly about running for governor of California.
Though Shanahan has said her politics dont overlap perfectly with Trumps, she has become a potent advocate for the former president, encouraging independent-minded voters to back his bid for the White House on Fox News, an array of podcasts and her increasingly popular social media feed. A prominent video ad she financed warns of Trump Derangement Syndrome and recommends independence as the remedy to a host of ills purportedly fostered by Democrats, including forever wars, Orwellian totalitarianism and communist fiscal policy.
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bucolic_frolic
(46,405 posts)Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedys former running mate during his independent campaign for the presidency, allegedly offered $500,000 to a reporter to share their list of sources, according to a profile of the Silicon Valley lawyer-turned political candidate.
The allegations were detailed in a new Washington Post profile of the vice presidential candidate, who has since joined Kennedy in embracing Republican nominee Donald Trump and launched a campaign to Make America Healthy Again.
According to the report, Shanahan contacted an associate of a Post reporter in June, months before Kennedy suspended his campaign and endorsed the former president.
Shanahan allegedly told the associate to offer the journalist half a million dollars to be a whistleblower to expose the sources for the story, many of whom chose to remain anonymous. The reporters interviewed 34 people for the wide-ranging profile, which covered Shanahans early career in patent law, her relationship with her ex-husband, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, and her political transformation.
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(61,465 posts)wolfie001
(3,400 posts)They have all the answers yet they only live normal lifespans generally. If you're somewhat fit, you'll outlive the average age generally. So what? Quacks and kooks and healers have been around forever and you can chalk this lady up as being one. Imagine sitting in a venue where this lady and JFK Jr are speaking? No f6ckin' way.