Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has apologized to his family after a super PAC supporting his independent bid for the White House aired a commercial during Sunday night’s Super Bowl.
“I am truly sorry if the Super Bowl ad caused any pain to anyone in my family. This ad was created and aired by American Values Super PAC without any involvement or approval from my campaign. FEC Rules prohibit super PACs from consulting with me or my staff. I love you all. God bless you,” Kennedy Jr. said. I wrote to Xformerly Twitter.
American Values 2024 ran a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl that relied heavily on images from former President John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign. PAC co-chairman Tony Lyons confirmed to The Hill that the ad, which ran just before the halftime show, cost $7 million.
Despite President Kennedy’s apology and claims that his campaign was not involved, the ad remained in place. fixed as of Monday morning at the top of his X profile.
Kennedy’s cousin Bobby Shriver criticized the ad. in post At X on Sunday.
“My cousin’s Super Bowl ad featured my uncle’s and my mother’s faces. She would be appalled by his deadly medical views. Science, Vaccines, and Medical Equity Respect for was in her DNA. She strongly supported my medical work at @ONECampaign and @RED, which he opposes,” Shriver wrote. .
The super PAC has come under intense scrutiny in recent days after the Democratic National Committee (DNC) last week accused the Kennedy campaign of illegally collaborating with the organization. Kennedy denied the allegations in a post to X.
“After yesterday’s day, it’s understandable that they would want to focus on someone else,” Kennedy wrote Friday. “The DNC is in no position to claim morality against anyone. They have refused to hold primaries and have worked against the will of the people in the past few elections. The party my family built has collapsed. It’s sad to see it go up in flames.”
Kennedy began his White House campaign as a Democrat last year, but switched to running as an independent in the fall.
Biden is far behind in a hypothetical three-way race between President Biden and former President Trump, with Trump leading at about 40%, according to an average poll from The Hill/Decision Desk Headquarters. , with Biden in second place at 36% and Kennedy in second place. Approximately 8%.
–Updated at 8:11am
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