Pro-Trump Influencers Turn on Sanders Over Welfare Ad Featuring 1 White Man
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 29
Pro-Trump Influencers Turn on Sanders Over Welfare Ad Featuring 1 White Man
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 29
Summary
Sarah Huckabee Sanders drew a fresh MAGA backlash after posting a Monday campaign ad that casts a white man, “Brad,” as a jobless Medicaid recipient pushed into work.
In the spot, Sanders says taxpayers fund “welfare for guys like Brad” and argues Arkansas’ work requirement means more residents are working than ever before, ending with Brad in a tie and at a job.
Jack Posobiec and other pro-Trump influencers called the ad “anti-white,” demanded it be pulled and urged Sanders to apologize and fire staff involved in producing it.
The flare-up deepens an unusual right-wing revolt against a former Trump press secretary, with critics arguing the ad insults white voters and misrepresents who receives welfare.