'Suckers:' Biden campaign hits Trump over past comments about veterans in new ad

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

06/07/24 2:51 PM ET


President Biden’s reelection campaign dropped an ad that hits former President Trump over his rhetoric about veterans on the week of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. The one-minute video, entitled “What Trump Thinks,” includes quotes of Trump making negative comments about military members, some of which he has denied since they were first reported.

The video highlights that Trump reportedly referred to American veterans buried in France as “losers” and “suckers” in 2018. Biden is set to visit the same cemetery in France on Sunday. Trump has previously denied making the “suckers” remark, though it was later confirmed by his former chief of staff, John Kelly.

The video notes that Trump repeatedly mocked then-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who was a prisoner in the Vietnam War. It also featured that Trump told a war widow that her husband “knew what he signed up for.” Trump in 2017 denied that he made those remarks.

Biden campaign communications director Micheal Tyler argued in a statement the video shows the difference between Biden and Trump’s treatment towards veterans and servicemembers.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4710437-suckers-biden-trump-veterans-d-day-normandy-france/

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(this is a NEW ad different from the earlier one released per this - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143253029)

[BComplex]

1. Wow! That's painful to even watch!

Good on Biden!!

[AllaN01Bear]

2. good on mr biden. col bone spurs had a dr sign off on him so he has no idea.

[Cha]

3. Excellent.. leave no Rock

Unturned.

TY !

[Bengus81]

4. Keep taking it to em Biden. No mercy........

[NGeorgian]

5. I wish that this ad was on Atlanta TV.

Why not?

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Different swing states are getting different targeted TV ads

and the rest of the ads (including this) are going on streaming/social media platforms. Many of the older TV-watching demographics also seem to cling to Facebook so I expect it would show up there for them. The younger generations do "streaming TV" (including for local TV channels and could run into any of these ads).

[LiberalFighter]

6. Should be shown in every state with a military base.