Clinton releases 4 TV ads featuring GOP voters shredding Trump
Hillary Clinton’s campaign, fresh off a nasty debate with Donald Trump, released four testimonial-style TV ads on Monday featuring Republican voters shredding their own party’s nominee.
Some of the Republicans in the commercials admitted they have issues with the Democratic nominee, but they said their disgust with Trump overwhelmed those concerns.
“I fought for my country in Kosovo and Iraq. And I’ve been a Republican all my life,” Robert Kearney, a U.S. Army veteran, said in the ad titled “Respected.”
The testimonial then pivoted to Trump’s history of insulting women’s appearance, a topic prominently featured in another Clinton campaign ad, which depicts girls looking at themselves in the mirror as Trump criticizes women. (Trump’s defenders insist he’s an equal-opportunity offender.)
“But I’m the father of three girls. I can’t stand stand hearing Donald Trump call women pigs, dogs and bimbos. And I sure don’t want my daughters hearing it,” Kearney continued. “I want my girls to grow up proud and strong in a nation where they’re valued and respected. Donald Trump’s America is not the country I fought for. So I’m voting for Hillary Clinton.”
Another scathing testimonial comes from Jennifer Kohn, who also identifies herself as a Republican. She says that as the mother of an autistic son, she cannot vote for Trump after the mogul mocked a disabled journalist.
In November of last year, Trump flailed his arms at a rally while impersonating New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski. Trump’s arm movements echoed Kovaleski’s impairment. The mogul later claimed he did not know Kovaleski, who in turn said they were quite familiar with each other.
“And so when I saw that, that was completely disqualifying,” Kohn says in the Clinton ad. “I’m a Republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. My son Max can’t live in Trump-world. So I’m crossing party lines and voting for Hillary.”
Clinton’s other two new ads feature Cindy Guerra, former chair of the GOP organization in Broward County, Fla., and Doug Elmets, who also describes himself as a lifelong Republican. They each acknowledge disagreements with Clinton but say they can’t support Trump.
The celebrity businessman is currently locked in a feud with many high-profile Republican officials, such as House Speaker Paul Ryan. Though Ryan has not withdrawn his support, other GOP leaders have unendorsed their nominee or called on Trump to exit the race.
Watch Clinton’s other two ads below:
