New ad taunts Trump to take stand in hush money trial - or admit he's a coward [View all]
Source: UK Independent
1 hour ago
Donald Trump has been taunted to take the stand in his New York hush money trial in a new advert which uses the former president’s own words against him.
The ad, from centre-left group Third Way, implores Mr Trump to “take the stand” or “admit you’re a coward” by featuring a 2016 quote from the former president where he asks, “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth?”
Mr Trump originally made the comment during a campaign rally about investigations into Hillary Clinton and her staff. Since then, the former president has changed his tune. He pleaded the Fifth Amendment during a deposition with the New York Attorney General in 2022 and has played a will-he won’t-he game about testifying in his hush money trial.
“Donald, why won’t you testify? After all, you believe only guilty cowards take the Fifth,” the voiceover mocks Mr Trump during the 30-second ad. The ad, titled “Coward” launched on Friday in the Palm Beach, Florida area – where Mr Trump lives at his Mar-a-Lago residence, according to POLITICO’s Playbook.
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