The Trump marketing campaign launched a press release Thursday by disabled fight veteran Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) slamming the progressive group VoteVets over an advert the Soros-backed group plans to run in western Pennsylvania TV markets throughout Sunday’s NFL NFC Championship sport between Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers (Fox, 6:30 p.m. EST) Mast known as VoteVets a “shill group funded by liberal elites”…”recycling this faux information” of debunked quotes important of troopers that have been falsely attributed to President Trump.
The VoteVets advert options three Gold Star mother and father criticizing Trump, citing the false report he known as fallen troops “losers”:
NEW AD: Trump calls our conflict lifeless ‘suckers’ and ‘losers.’
However know this—he is the true loser.
These Gold Star Households are standing up, and their message clear: valor and sacrifice are past Trump’s understanding.
Unforgivable disrespect.#GoldStarVoicesAgainstTrump pic.twitter.com/0jZTzeSQt4
— VoteVets (@votevets) January 26, 2024
Military veteran Mast, 43, lost both legs and his left index finger to an IED whereas serving in Afghanistan in 2010.
One other large win for @realDonaldTrump in New Hampshire tonight! We’re proper on monitor for an America First victory in November!
📷: Launching the Veterans for Trump coalition in New Hampshire final yr. pic.twitter.com/K1ohkw7t4m
— Brian Mast (@BrianMastFL) January 24, 2024
Statement from Congressman Brian Mast, National Chairman of Veterans For Trump
Response to VoteVets False Assaults
Having seen reviews on a baseless assault advert in opposition to President Trump by VoteVets, a shill group funded by liberal elites, I felt compelled to level out this spot is as vile as it’s absurd.
Firstly, it cites a refuted declare debunked by senior officers who have been within the room years in the past. Recycling this faux information is made worse by exploiting the ache of members of the family of fallen troopers.
Biden and globalists of each events recklessly drag America’s little children into countless wars, then go away them weak to assaults overseas and horrible therapy right here at residence. Biden’s failed retreat from Afghanistan led to chaos and a disastrous consequence for our troops, and his weak spot amongst world leaders right now makes us extra weak than at any time in our nation’s historical past.
As President, Donald Trump handed the biggest reform of the Division of Veterans Affairs in a technology, together with VA Accountability and VA Selection, and he fired 11,500 federal staff who failed to offer our wounded warriors the standard and well timed care they deserve.
President Trump secured document funding for psychological well being companies, and he expanded entry to tele-health and suicide prevention assets. Throughout his first time period, President Trump decreased veteran homelessness, elevated instructional advantages, and achieved record-low veteran unemployment.
As a veteran, a Member of Congress, and because the Chairman of Veterans for Trump Coalition, I do know that with Donald Trump again within the White Home our troops will probably be safer, our vets will probably be revered, and our world will probably be safer.
The Hill reported on the VoteVets ad buy (excerpt):
The six-figure advert purchase will run within the Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Harrisburg markets.
In 2020, Biden gained Pennsylvania, flipping the battleground state blue with a couple of 1.2 p.c margin.
That is the primary VoteVets advert purchase on this election cycle. The group was one of many greatest spenders within the 2022 cycle, dropping $24,473,501 on unbiased expenditures, in line with money-in-politics watchdog OpenSecrets.
Politico reported in 2019 that VoteVets is funded by the George Soros Open Society Basis: “Soros’ basis funds VoteVets, a left-leaning veterans group…” Breitbart also reported, in 2020, that Soros funds VoteVets.