The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched billboards in Michigan on Friday attacking independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his super PAC, American Values 2024, a mega-donor to former President Trump. The committee first told The Hill that it received donations from .
As President Kennedy begins his tour of the Great Lakes states, a battleground for the 2024 contest, the committee will install four billboards in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and will receive a $15 million grant from transportation agency Tim Mellon. It monitors independent challengers more closely than outside groups that have political affiliations. Executive.
On the left side of the sign is a picture of Mr. Kennedy, and on the other side is a picture of Mr. Trump. In the center is written “RFK Jr. powered by MAGA Trump.” Same largest donor, Timothy Mellon. ”
It is scheduled to run until Saturday, February 10th.
“RFK Jr. is not fooling anyone,” DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd told The Hill in a statement. “He is powered and funded by the same extreme MAGA donors as Donald Trump, and Trump’s allies are already calling him a useful disruption agent in this election.”
“For extreme MAGA Republicans, Michiganders deserve better than stalking horses,” Floyd added.
The pro-Kennedy group American Values 2024 received $15 million from Mellon in 2023, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. Mellon donated $10 million to MAGA Inc., a super PAC aligned with Trump, in 2023, according to FEC records.
The billboard campaign accused the DNC of illegally coordinating Kennedy and American Values 2024 and receiving unfair benefits from a super PAC that is helping push him to the polls in all 50 states. It took place just a few hours later.
The DNC filed a complaint with the FEC on Friday, alleging that the outside group’s efforts to hire signature gatherers in battleground states such as Michigan and Illinois to help get Mr. Kennedy out on the ballot violated federal election law. .
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Kennedy qualified to appear on the ballot in Utah. His campaign announced in January that he was eligible to appear on the ballot in New Hampshire.
Kennedy initially launched his bid for the White House in the Democratic primary, but switched to running solo in October, but some Democrats believe that his push has been influenced by Cornel West and Jill. They have expressed concern that it could displace third-party candidates such as Stein. The increase in votes from President Biden makes it more likely that President Trump will be re-elected in November.
The Hill has reached out to Kennedy’s campaign for comment.
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