The Committee to Protect the President, a pro-Trump super PAC, is running a Spanish-language ad in Nevada targeting former Vice President Joe Biden
Joe BidenBiden says he'll reverse DeVos rule bolstering protections for those accused of campus sexual assault The Hill's Campaign Report: Trump embraces underdog role Poll: Biden holds 4-point national lead over Trump MORE on immigration during the Democratic primary debate Wednesday evening.
The ad shows images from 2014 when the Obama administration held children who came to the border unaccompanied in detention centers paired with misleading claims about the former administration.
“Barack Obama
Barack Hussein ObamaThe postal service is essential to national security Trump 'inclined toward not going' to correspondents' dinner for fourth time Former Attorney General Eric Holder endorses Biden for president MORE and Joe Biden promised to reform immigration,” the ad’s Spanish-speaking narrator says. “We didn’t know it was a lie. They separated families and put children in cages.
“Barack Obama and Joe Biden failed. Now, Joe Biden promised to reform immigration. Is he lying again? Joe Biden has lied before, don’t let him get away with it as president,” the ad continues.
Though the ad includes a mandatory disclosure at the end, it does not show President Trump
Donald John TrumpTrump ally named next postmaster general Biden says he'll reverse DeVos rule bolstering protections for those accused of campus sexual assault Reopen America — and repeal the SALT limitation MORE at all or compare the two politicians' stances on immigration. The ad also does not mention that the Trump administration separated children of asylum-seekers from their parents while they waited in custody for their cases to be heard.
The group spent a total of $225,000 on the TV ad and $30,000 on digital advertising, according to its Federal Election Commission filings.
Don't worry @JoeBiden and team, we'll be making sure the great people of the Battle Born State from all communities see enough of you tonight... on and off the debate stage might we add. https://t.co/NBMkhE9MoV
— Defend Trump (@Defend_Trump) February 19, 2020
The ad comes as the Nevada caucuses approach on Saturday. The early primary state is seen as the first test of how the candidates perform among minority voters, particularly Latinos, who make up about 30 percent of the state’s population.
A recent poll showed Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders
Bernie SandersThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump embraces underdog role Progressive groups renew push to oust Larry Summers from Biden campaign citing environmental concerns The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Trump doesn't wear mask as he winds down task force MORE (I-Vt.) neck and neck for the Latino vote in Nevada.
