"US Presidential Independent Candidate Kennedy's Running Mate, Former Wife of Google Brin"

Nicole Shanahan, Alleged Affair with Musk
Political Donations Including Joe Biden

It has been reported that the former wife of Google's co-founder has been nominated as the running mate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate in the upcoming U.S. presidential election this November.

On the 25th (local time), the internet media Axios reported that Kennedy Jr. selected Nicole Shanahan, the ex-wife of Sergey Brin, Google's co-founder, as his vice-presidential candidate. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, is scheduled to officially announce his vice-presidential pick on the 26th.

Shanahan, who divorced Brin last year, was also involved in an affair scandal with Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the time. It is reported that while she was experiencing conflicts with Brin over the custody of their daughter, she had an inappropriate relationship with Musk in 2021. Brin and Musk were close enough that Brin supported Musk with $500,000 during the 2008 global financial crisis, but they reportedly never restored their previous relationship after the incident.

According to Forbes, Shanahan donated $25,000 to President Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential election and also contributed political funds to Democratic figures such as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. She also led projects including donating $4 million (approximately 5.37 billion KRW) to feature the Kennedy family, including her assassinated uncle, in Kennedy Jr.'s Super Bowl mid-game advertisement this year.

Meanwhile, Kennedy Jr.'s camp confirmed the running mate nomination report only by stating that "Shanahan is one of the candidates being discussed." Other potential running mates include NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, in addition to Shanahan.

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