Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her campaign have released many great ads, simply made by just holding up a mirror to her rival, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and his comments, in order to really let it sink in exactly what it is that he’s saying…
Her latest campaign ad, however, may just be the most efficient so far with the way it tugs at your heartstrings.
Trump has said many awful things, and one of them is questioning Vietnam veteran and Arizona Sen. John McCain’s status as a war hero:
“He’s a war hero because he was captured—I like people who weren’t captured, okay?”
The comment provoked many Republicans and Democrats alike, and even up until this date, Trump has made no attempt to apologize for the comment.
Joel Sollender was captured by the Nazis during WWII. He is starring in Clinton’s new campaign ad, simply by being filmed while watching Trump arrogantly diminish the sacrifices of the captured prisoners of war, and comment on what he hear:
“Apart from the outrage of the insult to prisoners of war, he insulted all of our military.”
Sollender tears up while listening to Trump, and says:
“My war is 70 years ago, and yesterday.”
One can’t help but feel outrage that a war veteran like Sollander would have to sit through and listen to his sacrifices being belittled by Trump.
Sollender concludes:
“I would hope we would not adulate a man like him and put him into the most precious office in this country.”
As for Trump’s own heroic input in times of need, he avoided being captured alright. As he told Howard Stern, his contribution was sleeping around in the 70s without catching deceases:
“It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave soldier.”
Trump dodged the actual war due to five deferments, but Hillary Clinton doesn’t need to point out this well known irony.
The pain inflicted on Sollender during Trump’s speech is strong enough to reflect on both how Trump’s lack of empathy can’t make him suitable to look out for our citizens, and the sheer genius of Clinton’s campaign.
Bet you can’t sit through Hillary’s new campaign ad without shedding at least a couple of tears – watch Hillary’s new ad here:
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