A brutal new ad uses Trump’s own words against him
By Greg Sargent Opinion writer
March 20, 2020 at 3:28 p.m. EDT
It’s often argued that we must avoid “politicizing” crises like the current coronavirus catastrophe. But if anything can bury this cliche once and for all — “politicizing” a crisis really means debating our differences over what to do about one — this one should get the job done.
After all, the epic disaster we’re living through now just inescapably does underscore the enormous stakes in 2020, since the mass disruptions and suffering it will cause are in no small part a direct consequence of President Trump’s leadership failures and even his pathologies.
Indeed, in this case, Trump’s own words tell much of this story. They illustrate those stakes, and those failures and pathologies, as clearly as anything else does.
A new ad campaign from the Democratic-aligned super PAC American Bridge, which has been sent my way, uses those words in just this way.
The group is set to air digital spots in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — the three “blue wall” states Trump cracked in 2016 — that document an extensive array of times that Trump minimized coronavirus, falsely downplayed the threat it posed and absurdly hyped his own handling of it.
Here’s the 60-second version of the spot:
Among the Trump quotes highlighted in the ads, which also will appear in a 30-second version:
“We have it under control.”
“This is their new hoax.”
“The country’s in great shape. The market’s in great shape.”
“I don’t take responsibility at all.”
“I’d rate it a 10. I think we’ve done a great job.”
As the ad airs those quotes, in the corner of the screen the numbers of reported coronavirus cases continue to climb.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/20/brutal-new-ad-uses-trumps-own-words-against-him/
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