$5 million came from former Trump supporter Timothy Mellon.
The super PAC’s backing from a major GOP donor will likely further Democratic arguments that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not aligned with the party’s goals. | Patrick Semansky/AP PhotoA super PAC supporting the presidential ambitions of longshot Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reported receiving more than half its nearly $10 million in funds from a single GOP donor.
The group, American Values 2024, launched the same month Kennedy set out on his own longshot bid against President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary. It officially reported raising $9.8 million through the end of June and said on Monday that, bringing its total fundraising to roughly $16 million. Of the $9.8 million reported, $5 million came from Timothy Mellon, a longtime GOP donor who gave $1.5 million to a Trump-aligned group last fall, according to campaign finance records. In a press release earlier Monday, Mellon, calling him “the one Democrat who can win in the general election.”
The super PAC also got smaller contributions from a handful of Democratic donors, including Abby Rockefeller, who gave $100,000. But those contributions accounted for only a small share of the super PAC’s total fundraising. The super PAC also reported receiving $50,000 from Cancer Monthly Inc., a publication that touts “alternative” cancer treatments, such as vitamins.
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