The top Republican in the House of Representatives this week released an ad defending President Donald Trump which includes footage from Russia.
The ad itself has been widely mocked, but now that CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski has identified the stock footage is from Russia, it’s becoming all the worse for McCarthy. Several years ago McCarthy was caught saying he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is paying Trump.
Here’s the ad from McCarthy:
Kevin McCarthy
✔@GOPLeader
What if I told you…
⇒ He won the election.
⇒ He spoke for millions who didn’t have a voice.
⇒ Despite their obstruction, he is still getting things done for the American people.
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Here’s Kaczynski identifying the Russian footage:
andrew kaczynski
✔@KFILE
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