The political action committee for former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) took a subtle dig at former President Trump in a new Normandy Senate Election Day-themed ad on Thursday.
Advertising, Post to social platforms X is marking the anniversary of the Normandy landings by featuring footage of presidents, including former presidents Eisenhower and George W. Bush, discussing the military action at Normandy.
Following footage of the presidents, Cheney can be heard saying, “America deserves a president as good and as strong as our country, a man of character who is driven by a noble purpose and respects the sacrifice of our soldiers.”
“This is not a man consumed by malice, vengeance or self-pity,” Cheney continues.
While the ad does not mention Trump by name, Cheney has been a relentless critic of Trump since the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Cheney was one of 10 Republican senators who voted to impeach Trump for his role in the attack, and she is also one of two Republicans on the House Select Committee on January 6 that brought criminal charges against Trump.
Trump also reportedly faced criticism. Calling the Dead Soldiers Trump called them “losers” and “idiots” in 2018. Former chief of staff John Kelly later acknowledged that Trump had made those comments.
Kelly In a statement to CNN “There are people who wear uniforms to protect their country, who are shot down in combat, who are seriously injured, who are tortured for years,” Trump said in October. [prisoners of war] They are all “stupid” because “they have no interest in anything.”
“This is the same man who was unwilling to be seen in public with military amputees because it would ‘look bad,'” he continued. “This is the same man who openly disparaged the families of Gold Star recipients, all Gold Star recipients, on television during the 2016 election campaign, ranting that our most honorable heroes who gave their lives defending America were ‘losers’ and that he would never visit their graves in France.”
President Biden visited Normandy on Thursday and spoke about the future of democracy, while President Trump I posted about D-Day On his Truth Social account.
“Today we honor the immortal heroes who landed at Normandy 80 years ago,” Trump said in the post. “The soldiers of D-Day will forever live in history as some of the bravest, noble and greatest Americans who have ever walked the planet. They shed their blood and, by thousands, gave their lives in defense of American freedom. They are now and forever in our hearts.”
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment on Cheney’s ad.
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