A Harris Ad Uses the Hurricanes to Try to Inflict Damage on Trump

The New York Times ^ | Oct. 14, 2024, 3:36 p.m. ET | Reid J. Epstein

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Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign began running this 60-second ad called “Safety and Security” on television stations in Georgia and North Carolina on Thursday and has spent about $75,000 to air it so far in markets affected by the recent hurricane, according to AdImpact. The biggest expenditures have been in Charlotte, Raleigh and Asheville, N.C.

Here’s a look at the ad, its accuracy and its major takeaway.

On the Screen

The ad toggles between two former Trump administration officials who are shown speaking directly to the camera: Kevin Carroll, who was a senior counselor to the Homeland Security secretary, and Olivia Troye, who was Vice President Mike Pence’s homeland security adviser. Ms. Troye is also shown looking on behind Donald Trump in the White House when he was president.

The ad briefly shows the infamous 2019 hurricane map held up by Mr. Trump that was altered with a black marker to show a path into Alabama, as Mr. Trump had falsely suggested was forecast.

Images of disasters flash by: homes damaged by a hurricane or destroyed by raging wildfires, a sky turned orange by smoke. Mr. Trump is seen, in a photo, staring directly at the camera, and in a video clip, tossing paper towels to storm victims in Puerto Rico as if he were shooting basketball free throws.

As the music becomes more upbeat, Ms. Harris is shown meeting with storm victims. Mr. Trump is seen alone on an airport tarmac and then shaking hands with guests applauding him in the White House. The book version of Project 2025 — a policy guide written by Trump allies — briefly fills the screen, then gives way to images of Mr. Trump as president, speaking angrily and glowering from the lectern of the White House...

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This, too, will blow up in their faces.

[AZJeep]

Maybe, they should donate that money to the victims!

[Fledermaus]

Why would a VP need a Homeland Security advisor?

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Link to ad:

[SpaceBar]

I can see a family huddled under tarps watching her ad on a portable TV running on a generator and saying “gosh, she’s got my vote”. /s

[Sacajaweau]

yes...because Trump qualified the inclusion of a tiny area in Louisiana....which had been mentioned previous to him taking a marker to the map.

[Sacajaweau]

Tossing paper towels...It was a “Let’s lighten up moment”...just what those folks needed at the time.

[Yogafist]

“I am voting for Kamala Harris because she will put the safety and security of every American first,”

Laken Riley was unavailable for comment.

[Sacajaweau]

Found it...See my next post...

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/758532041/noaa-contradicts-weather-service-backs-trump-on-hurricane-threat-in-alabama

[Sacajaweau]

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/758532041/noaa-contradicts-weather-service-backs-trump-on-hurricane-threat-in-alabama

[No name given]

As were Molly Tibbets and Katie Steinle.

[Luke21]

She and her NYT toadies do nothing but tell lies.

[FenwickBabbitt]

The invertion of reality lies out of the Kamala campaign are really reaching offensive levels. You can almost count on finding the truth by believing the opposite of whatever they say.

But folks, if you are tired of the Dem lies, don’t forget to volunteer to change things (https://trumpforce47.com/, https://www.tpaction.com/, https://earlyvoteaction.com/, https://www.myfaithvotes.org/).

[suthener]

“The ad briefly shows the infamous 2019 hurricane map held up by Mr. Trump that was altered with a black marker to show a path into Alabama, as Mr. Trump had falsely suggested was forecast.”

I guess I’m the only person in the world who knows or remembers this, but the first model run of that hurricane showed it crossing Florida and hitting very close to Mobile, Al. I remember this because I live outside of Mobile. Then the next model showed it I believe going up the east coast. Trump made a clumsy attempt at validation but he was absolutely right.