Trump Finally Releases First General Election TV Ad–On Immigration (VIDEO)

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After essentially going dark all summer, the Donald Trump campaign is finally going on the air with general election TV ads.

In a marked departure from his low production value online videos of the primary, Trump debuted his first general election TV ad Friday. Titled “Two Americas: Immigration,” it is slated to run in four key battleground states.

“In Hillary Clinton’s America, the system stays rigged against Americans,” a voiceover begins the ad spot. “Syrian refugees flood in. Illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay.”

The voiceover continues as dark images of arrests at the border and refugees appear on-screen.

“It’s more of the same, but worse,” the voiceover goes on, as an infamous photo of Hillary Clinton looking nonchalant during her Benghazi testimony appears.

The ad turns to Donald Trump’s campaign promises: an America that’s “secure” with “terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out,” and “our families safe.”

The ad will run over the next 10 days in Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Florida in a $4.8 million buy, according to the campaign.

Watch the spot via Team Trump:

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Notable Replies

  1. He better spend some of it …

    Before the RNC cuts him off —

  2. I watched the ad and my first reaction on finishing it was “where’s the wall???”

  3. Avatar for denisj denisj says:

    More of the same… Interesting this ad runs as Trump states he regrets – wait, what is it he regrets?

    More “divide and lie” it would seem

  4. Too little.

    Too late.

  5. Love the picture of the Ammo-Sexual with his Penile-Extension hanging down in the perfect spot to make him feel like a MAN.
    What a bunch of pathetic losers and pussies.

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