Harris Hits Trump Where it Hurts in Brutal Pre-Debate Ad
Kamala Harris released a damning message Monday about Donald Trump, straight from the mouths of former members of his administration.
An advertisement released by the Harris campaign one day before the presidential debate highlights how all “the best people” Trump hired to work in his White House no longer support the Republican nominee. In fact, they have gone out of their way to sound the alarm.
The video includes footage of former Vice President Mike Pence, speaking after Trump’s original January 6 indictment, alleging that Trump pressured Pence not to certify the 2020 election results. The House January 6 investigative committee concluded that the former president had “riled up a mob that hunted his own vice president.”
“Anyone who puts themself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States,” Pence said at the time.
Last month, special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment against Trump, following a Supreme Court ruling that claimed that the former president’s conversations with Pence were “official conduct” and could not be used as evidence against him.
The video, which will run on Fox News ahead of the debate Tuesday, also contained the harsh words of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, former national security adviser John Bolton, and retired General Mark Milley, who called Trump a “wannabe dictator.”
Not only do their words carry a dire warning, but their criticisms have a history of getting under Trump’s skin. When Milley went after Trump in a 2023 profile in The Atlantic, the former president suggested that the then head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff deserved to be put to death.
The ad narration concluded, “Take it from the people who knew him best: Donald Trump is a danger to our troops and our democracy. We can’t let him lead our country again.”
Take it from the people who worked for him: Donald Trump is a danger to our troops, our security, and our democracy.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 9, 2024
He should never again stand behind the seal of the President of the United States.
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The second presidential debate will air on Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ABC.