Internet not surprised as FEC reveals RFK Jr earned millions from conservative, anti-vaccine firms

WASHINGTON, DC: In his most recent public financial disclosure, it was revealed that Robert F Kennedy Jr generated over $10 million in revenue from various sources last year.

These sources included a health organization and a law firm that advocates against vaccines, a right-wing college, and a conservative book publisher, according to Raw Story.

The 2024 independent presidential candidate received earnings exceeding $400,000 from Skyhorse Publishing, a conservative book publisher, and JW Howard Attorneys, a law firm that litigated over 40 cases against vaccine mandates.

The Federal Election Commission released Kennedy Jr's finances to the American public, as is required for all presidential candidates, on Monday, July 8.

What was revealed in RFK Jr’s public financial disclosure?

Robert F Kennedy Jr raked in more than $215,000 from the Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine organization he co-founded. The United States Supreme Court had recently rejected the organization's Covid-19 appeals.

Kennedy Jr announced his candidacy for the White House in April 2023 after taking a leave of absence from Children's Health Defense.

Per the disclosure, RFK Jr was paid $12,000 for a speaking engagement at Hillsdale College, a conservative Christian college in Michigan. The college was infamously involved in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss.

Kennedy Jr's highest earnings came from his environmental law firm, Kennedy and Madonna, where his partnership share exceeded $8.6 million. The 70-year-old also received $743,278.70 through a referral fee agreement with WisnerBaum Law Firm.

The disclosure mentioned Kennedy Jr's involvement in nine different oil and gas leases through Arctic Royalty LP, with each lease earning him up to $1,000. Arctic Royalty has leased land to companies that were fined for pollution infractions and has ties to pollution in East Palestine, Ohio, due to a 2023 train derailment.

Kennedy Jr disclosed his ownership of Bitcoin, estimating its value to be between $500,001 and $1 million.

His disclosure also included various liabilities, such as guaranteeing a credit line worth $250,001 to $500,000 for a cosmetics company owned by his wife, Cheryl Hines, and her daughter.

Additionally, he listed four American Express credit cards as liabilities but noted that they are paid in full each month. The cards' values range from up to $500,000 to $15,000.

Hines reported several residuals from her TV and film work, including shows like HBO's ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm', ‘Suburgatory', and ‘A Bad Moms Christmas'.

Kennedy Jr did not disclose the values for these residuals.

Hines also received a salary ranging from $500,001 to $1 million from Youngster Productions, as outlined in Kennedy Jr's disclosure.

Kennedy Jr finally submitted his disclosure after two extensions totaling 56 days, as noted on the disclosure by Tracey L Ligon, an attorney with the Federal Election Commission.

Currently, Kennedy Jr's nationwide polling stands at about 8 percent. In comparison, the presumptive 2024 Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump and Democrat President Joe Biden are at 41.7 percent and 38.9 percent, respectively, according to The Hill.

Internet abuzz as FEC financial disclosure shows RFK Jr earning millions from conservative and anti-vaccine companies

One X user remarked, "Shocking."

Another user wrote, "You don't say."

Another user said, "Why am I not surprised?"

"His campaign is to politics what the Producers is to theater," one X user quipped. 

"You mean RFK Jr. is a corporate lackey? Just like so many other politicians. They love the money," another user claimed,

Someone else tweeted, "Of course he does. He isn't RFK Junior. He's just playing RGK, and the G stands for "grifter.""

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