RFK Jr continues promoting Super Bowl ad after denouncing, apologizing to family

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is continuous to promote an ad made by his tremendous PAC that he beforehand disavowed.

RFK beforehand apologized to members of his family for a shock Super Bowl ad that closely borrowed imagery and sound from marketing campaign advertisements for his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy.

Despite claiming no involvement within the $7 million commercial and publicly disavowing its use of JFK’s artistic belongings and likeness, a video of the ad stays pinned to RFK’s profile on social media platform X.

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Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally at Legends Event Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

“Our momentum is growing. It’s time for an Independent President to heal the divide in our country,” the prominently displayed publish reads. It remains to be the pinned publish on his profile as of Tuesday.

RFK Jr.’s cousin, Bobby Shriver, first complained in regards to the ad in a publish Sunday evening, writing that his uncles and mom would by no means have authorized of RFK Jr.’s “deadly health care views.”

“My cousin’s Super Bowl ad used our uncle’s faces- and my Mother’s. She would be appalled by his deadly health care views. Respect for science, vaccines, & health care equity were in her DNA. She strongly supported my health care work … which he opposes,” Shriver wrote.

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“Bobby. I’m so sorry if that advertisement caused you pain. The ad was created and aired by the American Values Superpac without any involvement or approvals from my campaign. Federal rules prohibit Superpacs from consulting with me or my staff. I send you and your family my sincerest apologies. God bless you,” RFK Jr. replied.

RFK Jr. adopted up the assertion with a extra normal apology to any of his family members who had been harm by the ad, stating as soon as once more that “FEC rules prohibit Super PACs from consulting with me or my staff.”

Google Trends confirmed searches for RFK Jr. skyrocketing after the ad aired. 

The ad stays on the time of this publication. (RFK Jr. Campaign)

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The ad comes after the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday accused RFK Jr.’s presidential marketing campaign of illegally coordinating with American Values 2024. 

The DNC filed a criticism with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), alleging that Kennedy’s marketing campaign acquired $15 million price of illegal in-kind contributions from the tremendous PAC to assist him safe poll entry as an unbiased candidate in a number of states.

A Kennedy marketing campaign spokesperson advised Fox the allegations had been a “nonissue being raised by a partisan political entity that seems to be increasingly concerned with its own candidate and viability.” 

Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.