The 30-second video, which is virtually identical to one that aired in 2024, shows Trump walking down a hallway as his voice can be heard warning of a “final battle” against “globalists” and “warmongers. The black-and-white video ends with Trump staring straight into the camera lens with a message that says: “Paid for by the US Government. The 2024 iteration of the ad from the Trump campaign urged viewers to “Join President Trump’s Fight for America.”
Spending on the latest ad already topped about $319,000, according to AdImpact, which tracks media spending.
“With you at my side, we will demolish the ‘deep state. We will expel the war mongers from our government. “We will throw off the sick political class that hates our country. We will rout the fake news media, and we will liberate America from these villains once and for all.”
We will drive out the globalists; we will cast out the communists, Marxists, and fascists,” he says in the narration.
“Instead, the announcements are a reminder for Americans to love their country and know why it’s worth defending – at home, at the border, and abroad. Examples cited by the White House include George W. Bush’s administration airing a campaign about a Medicare law and the Joe Biden administration running one about COVID-19 vaccinations.
The White House in a statement on Friday defended the use of what it described as “public service announcements” and dismissed criticism of them as “deeply dishonest. “The announcements are very clearly not campaign ads; President Trump is not on the ballot and there is no call to action,” the White House said.
