Let's talk about the leading candidate for president
of Narnia, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
He's been running a strong third
in the race for president.
And yesterday, he found out who has the honor
of coming in third with him.
RFK, Jr. has named his running mate
at a campaign rally yesterday.
Her name, Nicole Shanahan.
She's only 38 years old, an Oakland, California native,
a tech entrepreneur who has donated
to Democratic presidential campaigns
and was formerly married to Google cofounder, Sergey Brin.
REPORTER: She is a Silicon Valley lawyer
and philanthropist who is expected
to infuse her own personal wealth into the campaign.
The purpose of wealth is to help those in need.
REPORTER: She did give $4 million
to help pay for RFK, Jr.'s recent Super Bowl ad.
That's right.
The independent outsider taking on the political and corporate
power structure decided to run for president
with his sugar daddy.
[LAUGHTER]
Although to be fair, he didn't just
pick her because she's willing to spend $4 million
to get him elected.
He also had much dumber reasons.
I wanted a vice president who shared my passion
for wholesome, healthy foods, chemical-free, for regenerative
agriculture, for good soils.
[CHEERING]
I also wanted someone who was an athlete, who
could help me inspire Americans to heal,
to get them back in shape.
And I'm happy to report that my vice
president is an avid surfer--
[CHEERING]
--who attend-- who attended school
on a softball scholarship.
[LAUGHTER]
Is he picking a vice president or a gym coach?
I-- who cares if she surfs?
There's never been a crisis in American history
that required the VP to shred the gnar, you know?
By the way, a softball scholarship is
not the boast you think it is.
Hey, this lady got into college but not for being smart.
[LAUGHTER]
So RFK, Jr., he has his running mate.
But is she who his supporters wanted?
Yesterday, we sent our own Michael
Kosta to Oakland to find out.
I'm here in Oakland, California at an RFK,
Jr. campaign event, where he's set to announce his vice
presidential running mate.
It's exciting. I'm unvaxed.
I'm unwaxed.
And I'm ready to go. Come on.
MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): It was just a few hours
before the big announcement.
And people were excited about a short list of incredibly
credible candidates.
I think Aaron Rodgers is also an amazing--
Aaron Rodgers, just because he's also--
he's also antimandatory vaccines.
I really like how Aaron Rodgers stood up and spoke
out against the COVID tyranny.
Aaron Rodgers is the only guy with experience,
The Joe Rogan Experience.
- Tony Robbins. - Yeah.
What a hero.
I saw Tony Robbins up there.
- Tony Robbins, yeah. - Tony Robbins could go.
I love Tony Robbins.
Can you imagine a cabinet meeting
being like, if you can see it, you can believe it,
we can do it? That's it.
- Totally. - You know?
We need that kind of energy.
I think it's easy for people in the mainstream media
to discount RFK, Jr.'s candidacy.
But when you look around, this is a pretty serious event.
So which Property Brother do you think he's going
to pick for vice president?
MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): These were serious choices
for serious supporters.
I am a conspiracy theorist.
Great.
Or-- or factualist as you have it.
So which one of RFK, Jr.'s policies--
excuse me-- conspiracy theories do you also track with?
His work looking into vaccines--
Right.
--and the issues of vaccines.
How quickly after you get vaccinated do you get autism?
Oh, that I don't know.
OK.
So first off, conspiracy theory, what is a conspiracy?
I don't know. I don't know.
You don't know what a conspiracy is?
I'm asking you. I mean, I have some ideas.
Did you go to school?
Not really. You kidding me?
For media, they just kind of give you this credential.
Lookit-- I wore this suit.
I got this.
MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): Maybe
I did need to relearn a little bit about conspiracies.
Earth, flat or sphere?
Sphere.
Moon landing, real or fake?
Probably fake.
Female orgasm, real or fake?
Could be fake, could be real.
Well, that's not helping me.
MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): Since none of this
was really helping me, I was glad when it finally came time
to hear the big announcement.
There's something in the air right now along with
all the cancer-causing Wi-Fi.
And it's excitement.
I'm proud to introduce to all of you
the next vice president of the United States
of America, Nicole Shanahan.
Called it.
I called it.
Called it.
MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): That's
right, an IP lawyer in the digital space, who funded
RFK, Jr.'s multimillion-dollar Super Bowl commercial
somehow beat out the host of Dirty
Jobs, a truly historic moment.
How exciting is this?
We have a complete ticket, and the VP candidate is--
Nicole Shanahan.
And that is--
Depressing.
When they announced her name in there,
people were going crazy--
Certainly.
--googling, Who is this person?
Sure. We all are.
OK.
What's your initial thoughts?
Don't know much.
I guess I was a little disappointed when I heard,
and I didn't really know who she was.
Yeah.
I mean, I think I vaguely had heard the name.
Yeah.
I mean, I know the name Nicole.
Right.
And I know the name Shanahan.
Yeah.
But I didn't know them together.
MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): So I guess
Aaron Rodgers is out of luck and a lot of other
potential veeps.
I thought he would pick maybe, like,
an inside politics, like, Black woman.
That's who I thought he would pick.
Let's name our favorite inside politics Black woman
on the count of three. Ready?
1, 2, 3, you start.
- Oh. - Right, OK.
There's a bunch of them, but--
- Yeah, got it. - Yeah.
- Maybe Oprah. - Maybe Oprah.
Oprah.
That would have been a good pick.
Probably couldn't get her though.
MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): Fine, no Oprah.
But I had one more easy question for these truly
engaged supporters.
Do you feel that Nicole Shanahan
is a step in the same direction as RFK, Jr.?
Don't know.
MICHAEL KOSTA (VOICEOVER): Looks like these RFK
fans are going to have to do a bit more of their own research.