An ad campaign opposing President Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services was launched on Wednesday by Advancing American Freedom, an advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, The Hill has reported.
The six-figure campaign includes digital ads that will run the next few weeks in Washington, D.C., as Kennedy awaits his confirmation hearing, as well as a mobile billboard that will travel around Capitol Hill and the March for Life, an annual anti-abortion rally that will take place Friday on the National Mall.
The ads showcase Kennedy's past remarks backing abortion access during pregnancy, misinformation he shared concerning vaccines during a measles outbreak in American Samoa, claims that the polio vaccine was linked to cancer, and that vaccines cause autism.
Kennedy, who has not yet had a confirmation hearing scheduled, has been holding meetings with dozens of senators on Capitol Hill in recent weeks.
Most of the opposition to his nomination has been due to his anti-vaccine rhetoric, with thousands of doctors and public health officials having signed a letter warning that his "unfounded, fringe beliefs could significantly undermine public health practices across the country and around the world," according to The Hill.
However, no Senate Republican has publicly stated they will oppose his nomination. Even if all Democrats vote against him, Kennedy can still be confirmed if he loses no more than three GOP votes.
Advancing American Freedom has opposed the choice of Kennedy from the beginning, having already sent a letter last week to senators urging them to vote against him due to his previous backing for abortion
"While RFK Jr. has made certain overtures to pro-life leaders that he would be mindful of their concerns at HHS, there is little reason for confidence at this time," the group's leaders wrote.
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