There are numerous ads being released that show Donald Trump talking about coronavirus. Most of the ads illustrate how the president’s position has changed dramatically over the last few weeks. And while they all use Trump’s own unaltered words, his campaign is trying to stop at least one of them from airing. One of the ads entitled, “Exponential Threat,” is from the Super PAC, Priorities USA. The group is running the ad in four battleground states (MI, WI, FL & PA) saying it’s holding “Trump accountable for the lies and mismanagement that have made this crisis worse for all of us.”
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Donald Trump is responsible for the consequences of this inaction. pic.twitter.com/2XRR0V3tNC
— Danielle Butterfield (@likebutterfield) March 26, 2020
Guy Cecil, chairman of Priorities USA says, “Donald Trump issued a cease and desist letter to try to stop this ad from airing because he doesn’t want Americans to know the truth.”
“The Trump campaign is trying to bully TV stations into taking our ad down. They are not going to be successful because it is literally Trump in his own words. Let’s make sure as many people as possible see this ad.”
Trump’s Super PAC & now Trump’s campaign are resorting to desperate threats to keep Americans from hearing the truth about his failed COVID response that’s put us all at risk. The ads are still running & @prioritiesUSA will continue ensuring voters hear the truth. https://t.co/ht3TgOKYyn
— Patrick McHugh (@PatrickJMcHugh) March 25, 2020
Joe Biden’s team also released a powerful ad late Wednesday stringing together a timeline with statements from Trump.
In times of crisis, American presidents have always stepped up to meet the moment. But all we’ve gotten from Donald Trump are lies, excuses, and scapegoats.
Trump has failed our country at a time when we need him most. pic.twitter.com/d2vxUHGiH0
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 26, 2020
And it isn’t just Democrats releasing similar ads. The Republican group, The Lincoln Project a group of Conservatives who want to see Trump defeated in November may have started this ad trend with this video, released last week.
The #coronavirus crisis has revealed, once again, that @realDonaldTrump is dangerously unfit for office.https://t.co/UGjXnpABfm@gtconway3d@reedgalen @NHJennifer@madrid_mike@SteveSchmidtSES@RonSteslow@jwgop @TheRickWilson#CountryOverParty pic.twitter.com/1noHX5k6AW
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) March 17, 2020