Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at a new Hillary Clinton ad that includes audio of him saying “they can go f—- themselves”, a line the ad said was aimed at women, but that Trump said was aimed at China.
“The pathetic new hit ad against me misrepresents the final line. ‘You can tell them to go BLANK themselves’ — was about China, NOT WOMEN!” the presumed Republican presidential nominee tweeted Tuesday morning.
The pathetic new hit ad against me misrepresents the final line. “You can tell them to go BLANK themselves” – was about China, NOT WOMEN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 17, 2016
The ad Trump is referring to is a new 30-second ad by Priorities USA, a pro-Clinton super PAC. It uses Trump’s own comments to cast him as anti-women by having actors in Trump T-shirts mouthing his various words on women.
One of them uses a Trump line from a February rally where he says, “They can go f—- themselves.” Original video from the rally shows he is talking about bringing jobs back to the United States from abroad.
Trump said Clinton’s ad “misrepresent[s] the facts!”
Crooked Hillary Clinton put out an ad where I am misquoted on women. Can’t believe she would misrepresent the facts! My hit was on China
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 17, 2016
His rant ended on Twitter with a jab at former President Bill Clinton.
“Amazing that Crooked Hillary can do a hit ad on me concerning women when her husband was the WORST abuser of woman in U.S. political history,” he said.
Amazing that Crooked Hillary can do a hit ad on me concerning women when her husband was the WORST abuser of woman in U.S. political history
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 17, 2016
According to a report, Priorities USA will spend $6 million on ads running May 18-June 8 hitting Trump in the general election battleground states of Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Nevada.
