RFK Jr. drops surprise campaign ad during Super Bowl: ‘Vote Independent’

A super PAC aligned with independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. dropped a surprise commercial during the Super Bowl on Sunday, eliciting mixed reactions from viewers.

American Values 2024 ran the 30-second ad for $7 million. The clip is a throwback to an ad used by his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy, in the 1960 presidential campaign.

The ad, replacing JFK’s face with that of RFK Jr., implores viewers to "Vote Independent."

"The panicked DC power brokers are working overtime to keep Kennedy off the ballot because they know he can and will end their culture of greed and corruption," American Values 2024 co-founder Tony Lyons said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.

"They offer us soaring inflation, forever wars, and chronic disease. RFK Jr. offers us real change along with freedom, trust and hope. Like his uncle and his father, Kennedy is a corruption fighter, and it's no wonder the DNC is trying every old trick and inventing new tricks to stop him. The public sees through it all and won’t stand for it."

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

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The ad elicited mixed reactions. One X user implored "Robert" not to "give us this during the halftime." To which someone responded: "This commercial is better than the halftime performance."

Another X user wrote they were "struggling to process how this makes me feel in awe of who we used to be as a country and as a people, while also feeling sick at who we have become and how far we’ve strayed."

The ad comes after the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday accused RFK Jr.’s presidential campaign of illegally