{"id":2174659,"date":"2024-02-12T19:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T00:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-apologizes-to-his-family-for-super-bowl-advertisement\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T19:56:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T00:56:28","slug":"rfk-jr-apologizes-to-his-family-for-super-bowl-advertisement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-apologizes-to-his-family-for-super-bowl-advertisement\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. says sorry to family for Super Bowl ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-apologizes-to-his-family-for-super-bowl-advertisement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2174659&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits \u201cThe \u2064Faulkner Focus\u201dat Fox News Channel Studios on June 02, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie\u2062 McCarthy\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>4:45 PM \u2013 Monday, February 12, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized to his family members after a Super Bowl advertisement mimicked \u200da broadcast\u200c similar to his \u200blate uncle John F. Kennedy\u2019s 1960 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, RFK Jr. \u2062shared a \u2062post on X (Twitter), \u200din which \u2064he apologized to his \u200drelatives for a Super Bowl commercial that mirrored JFK\u2019s presidential campaign. In the advertisement, RFK Jr.\u2019s \u200cface was plastered over JFK\u2019s face in the original presidential campaign video\u2064 from \u200d1960 and viewers\u200b were urged \u2064to \u201cVote Independent.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our momentum is \u200cgrowing. It\u2019s time for an Independent President to heal the divide in our country. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kennedy24?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kennedy24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6rwXW3AwAp\">pic.twitter.com\/6rwXW3AwAp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c Robert F. Kennedy\u200c Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1756852942379045085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12,\u2064 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>RFK Jr.,\u200b who is\u200d running for president this year as an \u200cindependent candidate, expressed regret to his family \u2064for the surprise commercial that prominently displayed his relationship to his uncle, who was \u200bthe 35<sup>th<\/sup> president\u200d of \u200dthe United States.<\/p>\n<p>RFK Jr. \u2063asserted that\u2062 neither he nor his campaign were consulted \u200dduring the creation of the advertisement by the American Values Super PAC. <\/p>\n<p>During the Super Bowl, American Values 2024 broadcasted a \u206230-second commercial that \u200cprimarily used images from the 1960 presidential campaign of former President John \u2064F. Kennedy. According to sources, the PAC co-chair Tony Lyons said that the advertisement, which aired right before the halftime show, was indeed purchased for\u200b $7 million.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy apologized, but as of Monday morning, the advertisement was still at \u200cthe top of his \u200dX profile, despite his \u2062denial that \u2062his campaign \u200dwas\u2063 involved.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so sorry \u2063if the Super Bowl advertisement caused anyone in my family pain. The ad was created and aired by the American Values Super PAC without any involvement or approval from \u2064my campaign. FEC rules prohibit Super PACs from \u200bconsulting with me or my staff. I\u200c love you all. God bless you,\u201d Kennedy wrote on X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m so sorry if\u2064 the Super Bowl \u200dadvertisement caused anyone in my family pain. The ad was created and\u200c aired\u200d by the American Values Super PAC without any involvement or approval from\u2063 my campaign. FEC rules prohibit \u2063Super PACs from consulting with\u2062 me\u200c or my staff. I love you all. God\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1756900265368723562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a post on\u2062 Sunday \u200bnight, Bobby Shriver, RFK\u2063 Jr.\u2019s cousin, voiced his \u200binitial disapproval of the advertisement, stating that \u200dhis mother \u2063and uncles would not \u2064have agreed\u200c with the candidate\u2019s \u201cdeadly health \u2064care views.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMy cousin\u2019s Super\u2063 Bowl ad\u2062 used our uncle\u2019s faces-\u200d and my Mother\u2019s. She would be \u2063appalled by his deadly health \u2062care views. Respect for science, vaccines, &#038; health care equity were in her DNA. \u200bShe strongly supported \u200dmy \u200chealth care work at<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ONECampaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> @ONECampaign<\/a> \u2064 &#038;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RED\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> @RED<\/a> which \u200che opposes,\u201d Shriver wrote on \u2064X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cBobby. \u2063I\u2019m\u2062 so sorry if that advertisement caused you pain. The ad was created and\u200d aired by\u200c the\u2064 American Values\u200b Super PAC without any involvement or approvals\u2062 from my campaign. Federal rules prohibit Superpacs from consulting with me or my staff. I send you and your\u2063 family my sincerest apologies.\u2063 God \u200cbless you,\u201d RFK Jr. replied.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bobby. \u200cI\u2019m so sorry if \u2062that advertisement caused\u2062 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\u200c staff. I send you and your family my\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1756894646238900697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Subsequently, RFK Jr. issued an\u200b apology in a broader sense \u2064to any \u2062members of his\u2062 family offended by the\u2064 advertisement,\u2062 emphasizing that \u201cFEC rules prohibit Super PACs from consulting with me or my staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe panicked\u200c DC power brokers are working\u2063 overtime to keep Kennedy off the ballot because they know he can and will end their culture of greed and corruption,\u201d American\u2062 Values 2024 co-founder Tony Lyons said in\u2062 a statement to \u2062the\u200c press. \u201cThey \u200coffer us soaring inflation, forever wars,\u2064 and chronic disease. RFK Jr. offers us real change along with freedom, trust and\u200b hope. Like his uncle and his father, \u200cKennedy is\u2062 a corruption fighter, and it\u2019s no wonder the\u200c Democratic National \u2062Committee (DNC) is\u2062 trying every old trick\u200c and inventing new tricks to stop him.\u200c The public sees through it all and won\u2019t stand \u200bfor \u2063it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>RFK Jr. had intended to run against\u200d Biden in the Democrat \u2064presidential primary of\u200c 2024, but the DNC \u200ddeclared that it would not participate in primary debates and that the \u200dorganization supported the president. In October, Kennedy announced his candidacy \u200cas\u2063 an Independent, and according to polls, a significant portion of\u2063 Democrats and even \u200bsome Republicans have endorsed \u200bhim. \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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However, this recent \u200cincident with the Super Bowl advertisement\u200b has created a stir within the Kennedy\u200b family and raised questions about \u200bthe\u2062 extent of RFK Jr.&#8217;s involvement in the advertisement.<\/p>\n<p>In his apology \u2062post on Twitter, RFK Jr.\u2064 made\u2064 it clear\u200b that neither he nor his campaign had any involvement or approval in the\u200d creation of the advertisement. He\u200c cited Federal Election\u2064 Commission (FEC) rules that prohibit Super PACs from\u200b consulting with him or his staff. Despite his apology and denial \u200cof\u200d involvement, \u2064the advertisement remained \u200cat the top of his Twitter profile, causing further confusion and speculation.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Shriver, RFK Jr.&#8217;s cousin, voiced his disapproval of the advertisement \u2064and criticized his cousin&#8217;s stance on healthcare, stating \u2062that their mother, who strongly \u200csupported \u2064healthcare equity and science, would be appalled. RFK Jr. responded to Bobby&#8217;s \u200bcomment with another apology, reiterating that the advertisement was created and aired\u2062 without his knowledge or approval.<\/p>\n<p>The American Values Super PAC, responsible for the advertisement, claimed that the DC power brokers are working to keep Kennedy off the\u200c ballot\u2062 because they fear his ability\u2064 to\u200d end their culture of greed and corruption. They \u2062emphasized that \u2062RFK Jr. offers real change, freedom, trust, \u200band hope, in contrast to the &#8220;soaring \u2064inflation, forever wars, and chronic disease&#8221; offered by the current administration.<\/p>\n<p>RFK Jr.&#8217;s intention to run \u2063against Biden in the Democratic presidential\u2064 primary was \u200chindered by the DNC&#8217;s decision \u200dnot to participate in primary debates and their support for the incumbent president. Consequently, RFK Jr. declared \u2064his candidacy as an Independent in October. Despite this \u200bsetback, polls indicate that he has garnered \u200dsignificant support from \u2062Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 controversy \u200bsurrounding the\u2062 Super Bowl advertisement reflects the complexity of political\u2064 campaigns and the challenges faced by\u2063 candidates in\u2064 maintaining control over the \u2064messaging and narratives associated with\u2062 their campaigns.\u2064 RFK Jr.&#8217;s apology \u200cto his family members demonstrates a\u2062 sense \u2063of responsibility and respect for their feelings, despite his\u200c lack of involvement in the creation of the ad.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2024 presidential\u200c election approaches, it will be interesting to observe\u200b how RFK Jr.&#8217;s \u200dcampaign unfolds and whether he can overcome the obstacles placed in his path\u2063 by the \u200bDNC and other political powerhouses. The public&#8217;s\u2063 perception and support for his candidacy will \u200cultimately determine the success of his independent\u2063 bid for the presidency.\u2063 In the meantime, RFK Jr. remains focused on his goal\u200d of bringing real change to\u2063 the\u2064 nation and \u200bhealing the divide in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized to his family after a Super Bowl ad imitated his broadcast. He visited &#8220;The Faulkner Focus&#8221; at Fox News Channel Studios in New York City on June 02, 2023. OAN&#8217;s Elizabeth Volberding reported this on Monday, February 12, 2024, at 4:45 PM. 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