As RFK Jr goes for the senate confirmation hearing today, Nicole Shanahan, who was his running mate when he was in the presidential race as an independent candidate, issued a threat to the senators that if they don't vote for Kennedy Jr as the health secretary, Nicole would make sure that they lose their seats in the Senate.
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