Siding with smugglers? Lincoln Project founder says it’s Donald Trump compromising border security
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Donald Trump
The ex-President called the group 'perverts' and 'screwballs' over the latest attack ad.

The Lincoln Project running ads in the Mar-a-Lago market seems to be having its desired effect: driving Donald Trump crazy.

After the Never Trumper group ran its latest ad last week only in South Florida and South Carolina, where a Republican Presidential Primary contest is unfolding between Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. The spot asserted that congressional Republicans and Trump were opposed to a border security deal for purely political reasons.

The former President responded to a new television ad by calling The Lincoln Project team names.

“The perverts at the Failed Lincoln Project, who I was told were left leaning RINOS that had lost their way and almost all of their financial support, just did an ad showing a grassy, calm, and peaceful Southern Border, not an Illegal Migrant in sight, explaining what a great job Crooked Joe Biden did in dealing with what has become just one of many Biden inspired, Country threatening, problems facing the United States today,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

“They didn’t happen to mention anything about the 18,000,000 Illegal Aliens that will have invaded our Country, many from prisons and mental institutions, by the end of the failed Biden Administration. Nor did they talk about the drugs pouring into the USA in amounts so large that no one, just three years ago, would have thought it possible. Watch what happens to these Failed Lincoln Project screwballs!”

The ad suggests Biden, despite heavy fire from Republicans on the issue, has done more to curb criminal activity at the border than Trump during his first term in office.

“Donald Trump has ordered Republicans to block the toughest immigration bill in decades,” the latest ad states. “For all their tough talk, their solution is to do nothing. Because Donald Trump needs chaos to win.”

For their part, Lincoln Project organizers welcomed any sign the ad got under Trump’s skin.

Rick Wilson, a former GOP political consultant and Lincoln Project co-founder, posted his own video on YouTube responding to Trump’s gripes.

“Donald, listen,” Wilson said. “Let me help you out. The ad you’re bitching about, the ad you’re complaining about, it’s because you’re on the side of the cartels, the coyotes, the sex traffickers, the fentanyl smugglers. You’re on their side, Donald. You are the one stopping the border from being secure.”

Watch the original ad below.

Jacob Ogles

Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg. His work has appeared nationally in The Advocate, Wired and other publications. Events like SRQ’s Where The Votes Are workshops made Ogles one of Southwest Florida’s most respected political analysts, and outlets like WWSB ABC 7 and WSRQ Sarasota have featured his insights. He can be reached at [email protected].


5 comments

  • Dont Say FLA

    February 13, 2024 at 2:18 pm

    Everybody is an insane loser except Trump, according to the Maga Lardo himself.

    Obviously it’s Trump. Hi. He’s the problem. It’s him.

  • Dancing Outlaw

    February 13, 2024 at 2:30 pm

    Trump wanted to know where Nikki Haley’s husband was. He’s on military deployment, serving his country overseas.

    Same question goes for Melania. Same answer, too, except her “overseas” is right here in the USA, working to make sure The Donald does his job as Putin’s Pocket Pussy.

  • Michael K

    February 13, 2024 at 2:39 pm

    Donald Trump – the biggest pervert of them all – will do anything to tank the economy, side with Putin and other dictators, and destroy democracy to avoid prosecution and accept his humiliating 2020 electoral loss.

    Trump’s electile dysfunction has infected all that remains of the Republican party.

  • MH/Duuuval

    February 13, 2024 at 3:26 pm

    Rick Wilson failed to mention DJT’s policies enabled the massive illegal gun trade between Houston and Mexico and the Emerald Triangle. This feeds the violence available to gangs and cartels who can now custom order what ordinance they desire, and then blow the hell out of anyone who won’t give up what the cartels and gangs want.

  • Trump

    February 16, 2024 at 4:32 pm

    Bidumb is the biggest failure of all!

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