Citing a family emergency in Florida, third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrived four hours late at a campaign fundraiser in Nashville on Wednesday.
Kennedy's “Night of Comedy” featured comedians including former Saturday Night Live performers Rob Schneider, Jim Breuer, and Russell Brand.
Nicole Shanahan, a technology industry veteran and President Kennedy's running mate, took to the stage just before 11 p.m., followed by Mr. I spoke to the people (who had become). Mr. Kennedy did not address any campaign themes.
Kennedy is on the presidential election ballot in six states, but is not eligible to vote in Tennessee. The deadline to qualify for the November election is August 15th.
Photojournalist John Partipillo covered the event.
Four hours after his fundraising comedy show was scheduled to begin, Robert Kennedy Jr. took the stage at Ryman Auditorium. (Photo: John Partipillo)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and independent vice presidential candidate Nicole Shanahan arrive at the Ryman Auditorium stage door. (Photo: John Partipillo)
Supporters of Robert Kennedy Jr. wait in the Ryman Auditorium lobby next to a poster depicting Kennedy and his wife, Cheryl Hines, in the style of Grant Wood's American Gothic painting. (Photo: John Partipillo)
Outside Kennedy's event in downtown Nashville, a pickup truck displayed a sculpture replicating the iconic 1932 photo of steelworkers sitting on beams in New York. (Photo: John Partipillo)
The poster for Sergio Leone's classic Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly has been changed to show portraits of Kennedy, President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (Photo: John Partipillo)
