A super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential bid is hitting back at claims by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). put up a signboard in the battleground state of Michigan.
American Values 2024, led by co-founder Tony Lyons, unveiled nine billboards Wednesday. These counter the DNC’s claims that the PAC’s recent Super Bowl ads promoting Kennedy were funded by Tim Mellon, a megadonor who supports former President Trump.
The left side of the nine billboards features a photo of Kennedy. The right side includes both President Trump and President Biden. “RFK Jr.” is written in the middle. and “Let the best person win, Tim.”
“President Biden’s declining approval ratings and plummeting vote counts across the country and in key battleground states such as Michigan have caused unprecedented panic within both the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee,” Lyons said. Stated.
American Values 2024 aired in a 30-second spot during the NFL Championship Game. It cost him $7 million and was a continuation of former President John F. Kennedy’s legacy.
Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. later apologized to the family for the ad.
“It’s no surprise that the first national ad promoting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s candidacy was purchased and paid for by Donald Trump’s biggest donors this season,” DNC Spokesman Alex Floyd said. Said Following the Super Bow ad.
Major sponsors and advertising creative sources was Nicole Shanahan is a Bay Area lawyer and Democratic donor who gave $4 million to groups outside Mr. Kennedy.
Before the Super Bowl, the Democratic National Committee put up billboards in Michigan attacking Kennedy over his super PAC’s $15 million donation from transportation executive Mellon. Mellon also donated $10 million in 2023 to MAGA Inc., a super PAC affiliated with Trump.
The billboard campaign comes shortly after the DNC accused Kennedy of illegally coordinating with American Values 2024, allowing independent candidates to receive unfair benefits from outside groups helping them vote in all 50 states. He claimed to have earned it.
“The DNC and the super PACS and think tanks that are associated with the DNC are also launching an all-out attack on voting rights,” Lyons said. “The unfree Democratic National Committee claims to be protecting democracy, while at the same time engaging in political maneuvering that poses an existential threat to democracy.”
The Hill has reached out to the DNC for comment.
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