- RFK Jr apologized after his super PAC backers aired a $7 million Super Bowl ad
- The ad was reminiscent of his uncle JFK’s 1960 election commercial
- Both RFK’s and his uncle’s ad featured the same jingle and cartoons
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has publicly apologized after its super PAC backers aired a $7 million Super Bowl ad reminiscent of JFK’s 1960 commercial.
“I’m so sorry if the Super Bowl ad caused anyone in my family any pain,” Kennedy wrote on X.
“The ad was created and aired by the American Values Super PAC without any involvement or approval from my campaign,” he explained.
He added, “FEC rules prohibit Super PACs from consulting with me or my staff. I love you all. God bless you.’
Both RFK’s and his uncle’s ad featured the same jingle, cartoons and photos of the candidate, with RFK’s face replacing that of the elder Kennedy.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has issued a public apology after its super PAC backers aired a $7 million Super Bowl ad reminiscent of JFK’s 1960 commercial
Both RFK’s and his uncle’s ad featured the same jingle, cartoons and photos of the candidate, with RFK’s face replacing that of the elder Kennedy.
American Values 2024, the PAC that backed RFK’s longshot bid for the White House, paid $7 million for the top Super Bowl spot, co-founder Tony Lyons said.
Lyons, who provides much of the PAC’s funding, has also donated $10 million to a super PAC supporting former President Donald J. Trump.
His support has heightened concerns that RFK’s bid, running as an independent candidate, will siphon votes away from President Joe Biden’s reelection effort.
“It is fitting that the first national ad promoting the candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was promoted, bought and paid for by Donald Trump’s largest donor this cycle,” Alex Floyd, a spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, said Sunday evening.
‘RFK Jr. is nothing more than a Trump stalking horse in this race.”
Bobby Shriver, a cousin of John F. Kennedy, wrote on X: “My cousin’s Super Bowl ad used our uncle’s faces – and my mother’s. She is said to be shocked by his deadly views on healthcare.
Despite RFK’s attempt to tie his bid to his family’s storied past, many of his relatives have actively denounced him
Tony Lyons, who provides much of the PAC’s funding, has also donated $10 million to a super PAC supporting former President Donald J. Trump.
“Respect for science, vaccines and healthcare equality were in her DNA,” he added, referring to RFK’s well-documented pushing of conspiracy theories.
Despite RFK’s attempt to tie his bid to his family’s storied past, many of his relatives have actively denounced him.
The former president’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, posted a video in July calling his uncle’s campaign “a disgrace” and that he “traded Camelot, celebrity conspiracy theories and conflict for personal gain and fame.”