Biden campaign seizes on Supreme Court immunity ruling in new TV ad
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The Biden campaign is releasing a new television ad in battleground states seizing on the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, leveling pointed criticism towards the nation’s highest court and former President Donald Trump.
The Biden campaign is releasing a new television ad in battleground states seizing on the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, leveling pointed criticism toward the nation’s highest court and former President Donald Trump. “Nearly 250 years ago, America was founded in defiance of a king, under the belief that no one is above the law, not even the president. Until now,” the narrator says as video of Trump flashes across the screen. The 30-second TV spot then features an image of the six conservative Supreme Court justices as the narrator says, “The same Trump Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade ruled that the president can ignore the law even to commit a crime because Donald Trump asked them to.” “He’s already led an insurrection and threatened to be a dictator on day one,” the narrator continues. “Donald Trump can never hold this office again.” The ad, titled “250 Years,” is set to run in battleground states and will be part of a seven-figure buy, according to a campaign official who declined to provide an exact dollar amount. It will run on networks that “over-index” for younger and diverse audiences, including ESPN, TNT, Bravo, FX, Freeform, and Comedy Central, the official said. The spot will also air during sporting events and other “large-viewership moments like national news programs.” The push comes as President Joe Biden seeks to refocus his campaign on one of the central arguments of his reelection bid – protecting and preserving democracy – as he grapples with the fallout from his halting debate performance that has led many in the Democratic party to question whether he should remain at the top of the Democratic ticket.
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