Democrats scowl Donald TrumpDisdain for Philadelphia in his face ahead of the highly anticipated first debate against the GOP nominee Kamala Harris on Tuesday.
The Democratic National Committee is to be plastered The city’s downtown with billboards highlighting the insults the former president hurled at Philly, the political party tells The Daily Beast exclusively.
The signs refer to efforts to undermine Trump’s 2020 bid Voters in Pennsylvania’s largest city and his statement during the debate against him that year Joe Biden that “Bad things happen In Philadelphia.” Trump, who has a habit of disparaging blue-voting urban areas, called the city “one of the most corrupt election places in the United States” after losing to Biden.
10 Billboards – What follows Flyover banners in a week State football games in battlegrounds—moving Monday evening along major routes that Trump and his staff have taken to the debate site, the National Constitution Center, where the high-stakes live event will be hosted by ABC News.
The billboard gaslighting also focuses on the GOP’s “Project 2025” agenda, citing Trump himself as a dictator if elected in 2024.
Trump assured Fox News viewers late last year that he would not become a dictator-“Except for the first day”-if he becomes president for a second term. Another billboard from Democrats lists the dangers of an ultraconservative manifesto, including the prospect of unlimited presidential power.
Pennsylvania is a critical swing state It may well decide the winner in November. Candidates are hanging there They are nationalEven—Trump and Harris both recently with 50 percent CBS News/YouGov poll. Democrats will need voters to turn out in Philadelphia if they want to win, so it’s no surprise they’re targeting the city.
“Donald Trump’s vicious attacks against Philadelphia are emblematic of his efforts to sow chaos and discord in our democracy and seize power at any cost,” DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman said in a statement to The Daily Beast. “Philadelphia, cradle of freedom, rejects Trump in 2020. When Trump attacks Philadelphia, he attacks Philly’s history, communities and values.”
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