Donald Trump Jr. accused Democrats in North Dakota of trying to keep hunters from voting next Tuesday after the state’s Democratic Party ran Facebook ads telling them voting in the midterms could cost them their hunting licenses in other states.
“Only the party that wants to take your guns could do something so untruthful to suppress the North Dakota vote. This is false #ND don’t let these liar democrats get away with it. Figured I would call it out since the media is too busy fluffing the Dems to do their job. #NDSEN,” Trump, an avid hunter, wrote on Twitter late Thursday.
Only the party that wants to take your guns could do something so untruthful to suppress the North Dakota vote.
This is false #ND don’t let these liar democrats get away with it. Figured I would call it out since the media is too busy fluffing the Dems to do their job. #NDSEN https://t.co/M9IyETe0ZX
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 2, 2018
The North Dakota Democratic Party recently created a “Hunter Alerts” Facebook page that features posts warning residents who like to hunt that they should not cast a ballot.
“ATTENTION HUNTERS: If you vote in North Dakota, you may forfeit hunting licenses you have in other states. If you want to keep your out-of-state hunting licenses, you may not want to vote in North Dakota,” the ad states.
North Dakota Game and Fish Department told a local blogger they had “never heard of” such a policy in which hunters who voted in an election would lose hunting rights in other jurisdictions.
Last week, Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp transferred $2.7 million from her campaign to the state party.
Jake Wilkins, communications director for the state’s Republican Party, told the Daily Caller that Heitkamp, who is running for re-election in a tight trace, is “making it clear to voters that she only cares about winning re-election, not helping her constituents.”
Rep. Kevin Cramer is challenging the incumbent. A RealClearPolitics average of recent polls show Cramer has an 11-point lead over Heitkamp.
