Nikki Haley ad hits Trump for avoiding military service and defends deployed husband

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EXCLUSIVE — Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley’s campaign is releasing a new digital ad, hammering former President Donald Trump over his escalating attacks on her husband, who is serving overseas in the South Carolina National Guard, while the former president avoided the military draft.

The ad, titled “Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand Service” and released on Thursday, features news coverage about how the former president avoided being drafted into the Vietnam War due to five deferments, one for bone spurs and four for education. 

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