Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Sunday night that a Super Bowl political ad — nearly identical to an ad from President John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign — had caused his family “distress.” I apologized for that.
According to ABC News, the ad was purchased and paid for by the pro-Kennedy American Values 2024 super PAC, not the Kennedy campaign, and featured an image of a young Kennedy instead of the 1960 ad, which featured a photo of his uncle. is used. I got it..
Our momentum continues to grow. It’s time for an independent president to heal our nation’s divisions. 🇺🇸#Kennedy24 pic.twitter.com/6rwXW3AwAp
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (@RobertKennedyJr) February 12, 2024
Victory music begins the commercial as a narrator repeatedly sings the name “Kennedy” and declares, “Kennedy for me.”
“Do you want someone thoroughly experienced for president? A man who knows enough and can do it young enough? Well, it’s up to you, it’s up to you, it’s strictly up to you,” the jingle said. continues.
After the ad aired, Kennedy Jr. drew the ire of his cousin Bobby Shriver.
“My cousin’s Super Bowl ad featured my uncle’s and my mother’s faces. She would be appalled by his deadly medical views,” Shriver said of his late mother, Kennedy.・I wrote about Eunice Shriver, Junior’s paternal aunt. “Her respect for science, vaccines, and health care equity was in her DNA. She was a strong supporter of my medical work. @ONE campaign & @red he is against it. ”
Mr. Kennedy is politiko have called Schreiber, the family’s “black sheep,” has apologized for any “distress” the video may have caused, but there is a super PAC behind it and the campaign cannot work with a super PAC. He stressed that he had no knowledge of Schreiber’s plans to run the commercial. Under federal election law.
“Bobby. I am truly sorry if that ad made you feel uncomfortable. This ad was created and aired by American Values Superpac without any involvement or approval from my campaign,” he wrote.
Bobby. We sincerely apologize if the advertisement made you feel uncomfortable. This ad was created and aired by American Values Superpac without any involvement or approval from my campaign. Federal regulations prohibit Superpac from consulting with me or my staff. Sending me to you and your family…
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (@RobertKennedyJr) February 12, 2024
He then posted a general apology to his family in general on his X account, but the ad remained pinned to the top of his page.
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…
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (@RobertKennedyJr) February 12, 2024
YouTube account @tvdays appears to have published the original ad for the 1960 campaign on the platform with the same jingle more than a decade ago.
The 30-second ad spot brought in $7 million in revenue, according to ABC News.
“RFK Jr. brings us real change with freedom, trust, and hope. Like his uncle and father, Kennedy was a fighter against corruption, and the DNC pulled every old trick to stop him. No wonder they experiment and invent new strategies,” Tony Lyons, co-chair of American Values 2024, said in a statement to the media. “The people can see through everything and will not tolerate it.”
