Donald Trump is first U.S. presidential nominee to explain what he meant by "go BLANK themselves" – historic moment! https://t.co/oUNMemxahv
— John Miller (@reaIJohnMiller) May 17, 2016
You knew this was coming.
The pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC Priorities USA has a new ad out that uses some of Donald Trump’s, shall we say, more colorful statements on women against him.
Check it out:
.@realDonaldTrump The ad speaks for itself, in your own voice. Or is it "John Miller's"? https://t.co/ECtRJ5nRCa https://t.co/0Bw2Q0HtFe
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) May 17, 2016
The ad is scheduled to run on TV in Virginia, Ohio, Nevada and Florida over the next few weeks:
Per our ad-trackers, pro-Clinton Super PAC Priorities USA has bought TV time in these markets from 5/18 to 6/8: pic.twitter.com/uGl0VT6BOk
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) May 16, 2016
The presumptive GOP nominee took to Twitter to bash the ad, calling it “pathetic” and offering up this fact check:
The pathetic new hit ad against me misrepresents the final line. "You can tell them to go BLANK themselves" – was about China, NOT WOMEN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 17, 2016
Crooked Hillary Clinton put out an ad where I am misquoted on women. Can't believe she would misrepresent the facts! My hit was on China
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 17, 2016
Um…
Trump is for context https://t.co/Ipwfpzi6LS
— Jon Ward (@jonward11) May 17, 2016
Trump told China to go **** itself. https://t.co/U0riOgH6kh That's a cautious approach to the world? https://t.co/xzMUGjuhxw
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) May 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/SamBJoyce/status/732541249278869505
https://twitter.com/bloodless_coup/status/732537573948563456
Trump then went on to attack Bill Clinton, calling him the “WORST abuser of woman in U.S. political history”:
Amazing that Crooked Hillary can do a hit ad on me concerning women when her husband was the WORST abuser of woman in U.S. political history
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 17, 2016
Priorities USA has a 2nd ad that will begin running today as well:
Priorities USA puts out first ads, both hitting Trump for women comments:
Speak: https://t.co/GHvYFUKbsn
Respect: https://t.co/IgmniS2vbu— Dan Merica (@merica) May 17, 2016
According to Politico, the group will be spending big bucks in an attempt to define Trump even before he formally accepts the nomination:
The group’s deluge of television-based attempts to define Trump, who outlasted 16 primary opponents, are kicking off to the tune of $96 million so far, alongside $35 million in reservations for digital efforts and $5 million for radio spots.
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