Trump Touts Plans To Ban Muslims, Build Border Wall In First TV Ad

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Donald Trump on Monday morning released his first television ad, which promotes the Republican presidential candidate’s proposals to ban Muslims from traveling to the United States and to build a wall along the southern border as part of his plan to defeat “radical Islamic terrorism.”

The ad will air in Iowa and New Hampshire beginning on Tuesday, and Trump will spend at least $2 million on ads each week, according to a statement from the campaign.

Trump told the Washington Post on Sunday that his campaign is working on an additional six to eight ads that will be part of his planned advertising blitz. He will eventually begin airing ads in South Carolina and Nevada as well, according to the Post.

Watch the ad on Trump’s campaign website.

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  1. Trump knows neither the Bible nor the constitution. Why would evangelicals support this?

  2. Disgusting ad. Republicans you built that.

  3. Avatar for smiley smiley says:

    Appreciate Caitlin getting this one right. In the ad, Mr. Trump doesn’t refer to Muslim immigrants to the U.S., he says a ban on all Muslims entering the U.S. “A temporary shut-down of Muslims entering the United States.” Which is what Caitlin says: “ban Muslims from traveling to the United States.” Here in the Detroit suburbs, that surely means my Muslim, U.S. citizen neighbors wouldn’t be allowed to travel 30 miles to visit family in Windsor, then return home.

  4. ISIS: We fully support this ad blitz. Good to see a potential US president is making our recruitment video and is paying for it to be shown around the world.

  5. A 12 year old could have made this ad. Empty promises with no specifics. Pathetic.

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