A political advertisement has been released, parodying a commercial for prescription medication and offering “independence” to individuals suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS. The ad is believed to have originated from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign and aims to provide relief from TDS, allowing people the freedom to think independently once again.
The narrator in the advertisement asks listeners if they are affected by TDS or dismiss current issues facing the country such as inflation, immigration, corporate corruption, World War III escalations, and disease epidemics. The ad suggests that some may be willing to vote for someone with no policy vision simply because their brain tells them to choose anyone but Trump.
The advertisement introduces “independence” as a cure for TDS, stating that it allows individuals the freedom to think independently instead of believing everything they hear from mainstream media. This approach promotes constructive and critical thinking. The ad then features an individual who used to believe news outlets’ criticisms of Trump and his followers but now recognizes the media’s role in supporting a corrupt oligarchy, censorship, and abandonment of democracy.
As with typical pharmaceutical commercials, the advertisement warns that “independence” may not be for everyone and lists potential side effects such as awakening rational thought, successfully identifying propaganda, freedom of choice, loss of hatred, anti-narcissistic behavior, and love of democracy. A clip of RFK Jr. standing with former President Donald Trump at an Arizona rally is shown during the segment on “freedom of choice.
The video comes one week after RFK Jr. suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed Trump for president. In his announcement, RFK Jr. criticized the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for dismantling democracy in an effort to save it and expressed a lack of confidence in their candidate’s ability to win a fair election. Ultimately, he chose to support former President Trump.