A super PAC is hitting Trump over his use of illegal immigrants to build Trump Tower and a new hotel, launching a new attack ad days before Super Tuesday’s vote.
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“Trump makes money off illegal immigrants,” says the ad from Our Principles PAC, a Super PAC that is targeting the real estate mogul and Republican front-runner.
The ad references a $1 million fine that Trump had to pay for using illegal immigrants to build Trump Tower in New York City, which opened in the early eighties.
It also cites a Washington Post article that said Trump is using illegal immigrants to build his latest hotel in Washington.
“Can conservatives trust Donald Trump?” the ad concludes.
The super PAC has about $3.8 million, which various news outlets say mainly comes from Marlene Ricketts, the owner of the Chicago Cubs.
The real estate mogul responded on Twitter to Ricketts’ PAC, saying that the family “has a lot to hide.”
I hear the Rickets family, who own the Chicago Cubs, are secretly spending $’s against me. They better be careful, they have a lot to hide!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2016
Katie Packer, a former Republican strategist and deputy campaign manager for Mitt Romney, started the PAC last month, according to a report from Politico.
All of the money appears to be going towards fighting Trump, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
The ad was unveiled Friday, a day before a New York Times article documented an effort to start a super PAC last fall that focused solely on bashing Trump. The effort failed to attract major donors.
It’s not clear if the attacks will damage Trump before voting in 11 states starts on Tuesday. Trump is on a three-state winning streak and has been ahead in the polls in many that are voting on Tuesday.
