An anti-woke super PAC is launching a seven-figure advertising blitz in five states to support President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Pentagon secretary, Pete Hegseth, Breitbart News reports. Reported.
The $1 million bid by American Leadership PAC will reach voters in Alaska, North Carolina, Louisiana, South Dakota and Utah via text, television and radio, asking them to contact their senators to support Hegseth.
The ads will run from Friday, January 10th until next week. Hegseth is set He is scheduled to meet with the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday for his nomination confirmation hearing.
“Pete Hegseth is a warrior against meth in our military and will be an excellent Secretary of Defense,” a spokesperson for the group told Breitbart News. “It is critical that Senate Republicans support President Trump and vote to confirm Pete. We will do everything we can to get him across the finish line.”
The “Make Our Military Great Again” television ad will air in a 30-second slot on Fox News Channel across five states, and the 60-second radio ad will air on conservative talk radio stations.
“Our military is in crisis. Recruitment is down, morale is low, and our leaders are more focused on waking up than on killing terrorists and protecting America.” says the narrator of the video ad.
“President Trump nominated Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense to change things, ban the military nonsense, and make our soldiers proud of their service,” the ad continues. “Call your senators and tell them to support Trump, confirm Pete Hegseth, and make our military great again.”
The ad does not mention the senator by name. But officials at American Leadership PAC said there are currently no plans in place to convene senators individually in a more aggressive manner, but that could change if deemed necessary.
Some senators from those states have already endorsed Hegseth or reported positive meetings. For reference, the senators from each state are as follows.
Alaska:
- Senator Lisa Murkouksi (Republican)
- Senator Dan Sullivan (Republican)
North Carolina:
- Senator Ted Budd (Republican)
- Senator Thom Tillis (Republican)
Louisiana:
- Senator Bill Cassidy (Republican)
- Senator John Kennedy (Republican)
South Dakota:
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune (Republican)
- Senator Mike Rounds (Republican)
Utah:
- Senator John Curtis (Republican)
- Senator Mike Lee (Republican)
Many of the sit-ins are proving to be positive.
Thune, who spoke glowingly about Hegseth after the meeting, is said to have told President Trump in a recent private conversation that he believed Hegseth would get a solid vote.
American Leadership PAC is committed to ending weightism in both the private sector and government, and is committed to ending weightism in both the private sector and government, and is proud to support organizations like Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) and Rep. Brian Jacques (R-GA). He supports America First conservative candidates.
