RFK Jr’s running mate says campaign considering backing Trump

“That said, we have offered to talk to everybody about what your policies are, who’s going to be in your cabinet, do you want to hear any of our takes on policy and what might work,” she said.

She noted that former President Trump has taken a keen interest in some of their campaign’s policies around chronic disease.

“For that reason, it behooves us to sit and see if we can actually make some real change and if that is a unity party, I think that it is something that we absolutely owe to the American public to explore,” said Ms Shanahan.

She also accused the Democratic party of “sabotage”, arguing that “had we had a fair shot we would have won”.

Ms Shanahan said the Democrats “have banned us, shadow-banned us, kept us off stage, manipulated polls, sued us in every possible state,” and “planted insiders into our campaign to disrupt it”.

The BBC has contacted the Democratic party for comment.

Media reports over the last few months have indicated that Mr Kennedy, 70, has offered to endorse the former president in exchange for a role in his next administration.

A leaked phone call in July between the two candidates had Trump saying he would “love” Mr Kennedy “to do something” to support him.