Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has released a campaign ad that features a dramatic scene in which police arrive at a family's home to arrest a woman for having an abortion and even draw their weapons during the tense episode.
In the video, two police officers arrive at the house as the family is apparently having dinner. An officer informs the woman that he has a warrant for her arrest, and when the husband asks what the arrest is for, the officer explains it is for illegally terminating a pregnancy.
As a little girl looks on, the officer notes that the mother's medical records were subpoenaed and then names a doctor who is in custody.
The officer then informs the woman she will need to undergo a "physical examination."
"What? By who?" the distressed woman asks.
When her husband steps forward and vehemently objects, the police draw their guns.
The officer then apparently handcuffs the mother before saying, "We're just enforcing the law here."
The ad, paid for by Swalwell's campaign, urges people to "Vote Democrat on November 8th" and "Stop Republicans from criminalizing abortion everywhere."
"MAGA Republicans want women arrested for having an abortion. This is what that looks like," Swalwell tweeted while also adding the hashtag "#LockHerUp."
\u201cMAGA Republicans want women arrested for having an abortion. This is what that looks like. \n\n#LockHerUp\u201d— Eric Swalwell (@Eric Swalwell) 1666053858
The video the congressman tweeted has racked up more than 2 million views so far on the social media platform.
"Now post a video of an abortion — you know, something horrific that actually happens. Or maybe a video of a peaceful pro-lifer being arrested, which also actually happens. It'll be much easier. You won't have to hire actors and stage everything," Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon tweeted in response to Swalwell's post.
Earlier this year, Democrats bewailed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that returned to the states the authority to determine how to handle the issue of abortion, including whether to ban it. In a statement at the time, Swalwell described the decision as "a dangerous and deliberate attack on our most basic freedoms."
Florida first lady Casey DeSantis has released a strong emotional video thanking her husband Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for taking care of their family during her battle with cancer.
On the one-year anniversary of Casey DeSantis' breast cancer diagnosis, the Ron DeSantis reelection campaign announced an ad titled, "That Is Who Ron DeSantis Is."
"First Lady Casey DeSantis knows who he is better than anyone, and in this ad, she shares how Governor DeSantis fights for Florida the same way he fights for his family," the Ron DeSantis reelection campaign said.
The ad features the first lady talking about her husband and how he stood by her and their children while she received treatment for her illness.
"I get asked all the time, who is Ron DeSantis?" Casey DeSantis says in the video. "Well he’s the kid who grew up right here in Florida, working his tail off, paying his own way through school and volunteering to serve in the Navy and deploying to Iraq."
\u201cI love you, Casey.\u201d— Ron DeSantis (@Ron DeSantis) 1665417753
She continues: "He’s the man who I fell in love with from the moment we met, and he’s the dad of three very rambunctious, energetic children: Mamie our two-year-old little comedian, Madison our beautiful sweet five-year-old, and Mason our four-year-old athlete."
"But if you want to know who Ron DeSantis really is, when I was diagnosed with cancer and I was facing the battle for my life, he was the dad who took care of my children when I couldn’t," DeSantis says, voice becoming heavy with emotion.
"He was there to pick me off of the ground when I literally could not stand. He was there to fight for me when I didn’t have the strength to fight for myself. That is who Ron DeSantis is."
Casey DeSantis was diagnosed with breast cancer last October. She underwent chemotherapy treatment, and Gov. DeSantis said in January that she had "responded very well" to treatment. The Florida governor's office announced in March that she was cancer-free after going through treatment and surgery.
Ron DeSantis issued a statement at the time thanking Floridians for their prayers.
“Over the past year, my family has felt the power of prayer in our own lives,” DeSantis said. “The outpouring of support for my wife and our First Lady Casey DeSantis from across Florida and across the world helped us get through a very trying time.”
“Thank you to the prayer warriors and the faithful across Florida and may we all pray that religious liberty will forever abide in our midst. So long as I’m Governor, I can assure you that it will,” he added.
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women, according to the non-profit group breastcancer.org. About one in eight U.S. women are estimated to develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetimes.
In a campaign ad, Republican Sen. John Neely Kennedy of Louisiana, a lawmaker known for having a way with words, told people who hate the police to "call a crackhead" when they find themselves in trouble.
"Violent crime is surging in Louisiana. Woke leaders blame the police. I blame the criminals," Kennedy said in the video. "Look if you hate cops just because they're cops, the next time you get in trouble, call a crackhead."
\u201cI know the difference between criminals and their innocent victims.\u201d— John Neely Kennedy (@John Neely Kennedy) 1664546700
Kennedy, who entered office in 2017, is currently running for reelection.
Gary Chambers, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Louisiana, said in a video that Kennedy's comments were "racist as hell," and tweeted that the senator is "a walking dog whistle."
\u201cI saw @SenJohnKennedy dropped a crime ad. He spends more time dropping one liners than actually doing his job. He\u2019s a walking dog whistle, and I won\u2019t let it slide. \n\nHelp me send him home. We can take out the \ud83d\uddd1\ufe0f Nov. 8th. Share and Donate for #MoreOfUs\u201d— Gary Chambers (@Gary Chambers) 1664581201
Chambers could be seen smoking marijuana in one of his own campaign ads.
Kennedy declared in another ad that "Arlington National Cemetery contains 400,000 reasons why you should stand your ass up for the national anthem."
"For all those Washington insider elite bedwetters whose feelings I hurt, here's some free advice: Go buy yourself an emotional support pony, because I'm not gonna shut up. And one more thing, always be yourself, unless you suck," Kennedy said in another campaign ad.
In August, the Biden administration announced a plan to cancel massive amounts of federal student loan debt — last month during an appearance on Fox News Channel's "Hannity," Kennedy said that, "we already had a plan to repay student debt. It's called a job. And it was workin' just fine." The senator also said that "President Biden is inflation's best friend," and that "Inflation loves President Biden like the devil loves sin."
"Your aunt's Facebook page has more credibility with the American people than President Biden does when it comes to the economy," Kennedy said during the media appearance, adding that he believes "voters are gonna go medieval on him."
A Michigan Democrat running for Congress — who reportedly earned more than $200,000 last year — appeared in a campaign ad showing her son wearing duct-taped sandals and an in-window air conditioner turned off since "times are tough."
The ad for Hillary Scholten — whom the Washington Free Beacon said is in "one of the country's most competitive congressional races" — shows her with her family, presumably in their home, with visual signs that inflation has hit them like everybody else.
"Times are tough," Scholten says in the ad. "And like most Michigan families, we're making do with less and making things last longer."
That's when images of the turned-off AC unit and her son's barely-hanging-in-there sandals show up:
She continues: "With things so expensive, it's tiring watching politicians fight each other instead of working for us. Both sides need to give: Democrats should stop the spending, and Republicans need to focus on people, not power. I approve this message. In Congress, I'll focus on the issues that matter most to Michigan families because they matter to mine, too."
However, the Free Beacon said Scholten earned more than $200,000 last year as an immigration attorney for a Grand Rapids-area law firm, based on a review of Scholten's financial disclosure forms.
The outlet added that her family's total income likely was far more since Scholten's husband received consulting fees from two nonprofits while earning a salary as a professor at a local university.
The Free Beacon said Scholten did not respond to a request for comment.
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Despite saying in her ad that Democrats should "stop the spending," the outlet reported that Scholten "has backed seemingly every Democratic spending proposal since President Joe Biden entered office. In March, she celebrated the one-year anniversary of the nearly $2 trillion American Rescue Plan."
Scholten will face Republican John Gibbs in November for the state's Third Congressional District, the Free Beacon said, adding that the Republican Peter Meijer currently holds the seat. The outlet noted that Scholten ran against Meijer in 2020 and lost by five points.
A new campaign advertisement approved by incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia encourages aborting unborn children who have disabilities and labels Republican candidate Herschel Walker “cruel” for wanting to protect the unborn. Featuring post-abortive mother Sarah Watkins sharing the story of her decision to abort her child, the ad makes an alarming case for eliminating […]
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