A Tremendous Bowl advert touting the impartial presidential candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and invoked President John F. Kennedy drew the ire of the Kennedy household.
“My cousin’s Tremendous Bowl advert used our uncle’s faces- and my Mom’s. She could be appalled by his lethal well being care views,” Bobby Shriver, the previous mayor of Santa Monica and the son of Eunice Kennedy and Sargent Shriver, wrote on X, previously Twitter. “Respect for science, vaccines, & well being care fairness had been in her DNA. She strongly supported my well being care work at @ONECampaign & @RED which he opposes.”
Former California First Woman Maria Shriver reposted the message, whereas her brother Mark Shriver wrote that he agreed with the message, “easy as that.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer who is thought for selling anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, responded with an apology.
“I’m so sorry if the Tremendous Bowl commercial brought about anybody in my household ache,” he wrote on X. “The advert was created and aired by the American Values Tremendous PAC with none involvement or approval from my marketing campaign. FEC guidelines prohibit Tremendous PACs from consulting with me or my employees. I really like you all. God bless you.”
Nonetheless, he continued selling the advert on his X feed, at one level pinning it to the highest of his profile.
Bobby Shriver declined to remark.
The 30-second advert that aired Sunday is a modified model of a minute-long one selling John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential marketing campaign, changing the late president’s photos with photographs of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A political media purchaser estimated the advert value $6 million to $7 million.
Democrats have beforehand criticized the American Values Tremendous PAC for being funded by a significant donor to former President Trump.
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who lives in Los Angeles a part of the 12 months along with his spouse, actor Cheryl Hines, initially introduced his presidential bid, he mentioned he would run as a Democrat. He later introduced that he would run as an impartial, which is why he won’t seem on the California main poll on March 5.
Candidates not affiliated with a political social gathering don’t seem on California’s presidential main poll however can seem on the final election poll in the event that they submit greater than 219,000 signatures (1% of the variety of registered voters within the state).