Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's campaign plans to run an ad featuring words of support from the mother of a student who died in North Korean captivity in 2017 to highlight the candidate's foreign policy prowess. is.
3 minutes advertisementOtto Warmbier's mother, Cindy Warmbier, will be seen speaking during Haley's campaign launch in Charleston, South Carolina, in advance of the nation's first New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. It's reflected.
Otto Warmbier was a student at the University of Virginia who was imprisoned after visiting North Korea on an organized tour.
“My son Otto was invited to North Korea on an organized tour. He was taken hostage, tortured, and murdered by the North Korean government,” Haley's camp confirmed to The Hill, Otto's mother stated in the advertisement. “When we asked the Obama administration for help, they told us to shut up and be patient. Nikki told us the opposite. I said it was okay to be afraid, but I had to overcome that fear.”
Haley developed a strong bond with Cindy Warmbier while serving as ambassador to the United Nations. In her ad, Warmbier touted Haley's “strength” and “compassion” during a difficult time for her family.
“She told us to fight back loudly,” the ad reads. “To fight for justice. To fight for ourselves. And to fight for Otto. We will legislate in Otto's name, seize North Korean assets, and run businesses run by North Koreans.” We helped shut down illegal businesses.”
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The ad seeks to distinguish Haley's stance on North Korea from that of former President Trump, who boasted of exchanging letters with dictator Kim Jong Un.Trump criticized the dictator after Otto Warmbier's death, but later said he did not. believe Kim knew about Warmbier's abuse.
“He says he didn't know about it, and I'm going to take him at his word,” Trump said. “I don't think he would have allowed that to happen. It's just not in his best interest to allow that.”
The ad is part of an advertising effort by a PAC allied with Haley's campaign, which is spending twice as much as Trump's political network. The former president's network is ramping up ad spending in the Granite State, hoping to solidify its victory in the state, according to the latest poll tally from The Hill and Decision Desk Headquarters. This is 11.4% higher than second place Haley. Trump's approval rating is 46.7%, while Haley's is 35.3%.
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