Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Children are watching: Hillary targets Trump in new ad

Date:

Share post:

Washington: Donald Trump is at the centre of attack in a new advertisement by the rival Hillary Clinton campaign that invites adults to imagine what a child might be learning from the Republican presumptive nominee’s provocative rhetoric.
Soft, inviting piano tones are set against a pink sunset and a neighbourhood at dusk, before the 70-year-old real estate tycoon’s voice interrupts the tranquil scene. “I love the old days. You know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They’d be carried out on a stretcher, folks,” Trump is heard telling a crowd. More of his acidic comments are played, while the screen is filled with close-ups of children gazing at television sets, seemingly soaking up every R-rated remark, reports said.
“Our children are watching,” a text card warns after two young children watch on television Trump appearing to mock a reporter with a disability. At the end, Clinton is shown delivering a speech on children, closing with: “We need to make sure that they can be proud of us.”
The ad paints Trump as “unpresidential and unfit for office, in the eyes of both children and, the ad assumes, their voting parents (who, one could argue, might not be too happy with the Clinton campaign’s rebroadcasting of the messages to children watching television),” the NYT report said. It added that the Clinton campaign has also made the 68-year-old former secretary of state’s record of working for children and families a central focus, while trying to portray Trump as a poor role model for children.
The Clinton campaign can counter with a paid message placed strategically in the coverage, it said.  (PTI)

Related articles

Sports Snippets

Charlotte Edwards appointed head coach of England’s women’s team London, April 1: Former England captain Charlotte Edwards was appointed...

Ed Sheeran shares video grooving with auto driver in India

Popular British singer Ed Sheeran gave a shout-out to an Indian auto rickshaw driver who took him around...

AR Rahman announces ‘Wonderment’ tour

Music maestro AR Rahman is all set to kick off his much-awaited ‘Wonderment’ worldwide tour in Mumbai. The tour...

Malaika shares post amid dating rumours with Sangakkara

Malaika Arora has shared an inspiring post about a ‘strong tomorrow’ on social media amid ongoing dating rumors...