The Kamala Harris campaign has released a new ad that links former President Donald Trump to North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. Robinson recently made headlines after CNN’s Kfile team uncovered evidence that the state’s current lieutenant governor allegedly made a series of inflammatory posts on the message board of a pornographic website.
CNN exclusively obtained the new Harris campaign spot, called “Both Wrong,” which features Trump praising Robinson while endorsing his candidacy in March. The ad starts airing in North Carolina today, while Harris campaigns in Georgia.
“The split screen today for voters in this election could not be more stark,” Jen O’Malley Dillon, chair of the Harris/Walz campaign, told CNN in a statement. “In Georgia, Vice President Harris will make a forceful and powerful case for reproductive freedom in the light of two women’s preventable deaths under the state’s Trump abortion ban. In North Carolina, Donald Trump proudly embraces Mark Robinson and his extremist views on what women can and cannot do with our bodies.”
Watch the “Both Wrong” campaign spot below:
The Trump campaign hasn’t officially rescinded its endorsement of Robinson. In a statement provided to CNN, a campaign spokesperson said: “President Trump’s campaign is focused on winning the White House and saving this country. North Carolina is an vital part of that plan.”
“We are confident that as voters compare the Trump record of a strong economy, low inflation, a secure border, and safe streets, with the failures of Biden-Harris, then President Trump will win the Tar Heel State once again,” the statement continued. “We will not take our eye off the ball.”
The “Both Wrong” spot airs amidst reports that the Harris campaign plans to spend $370 million on TV and digital ads in the run-up to Election Day. The New York Times reports that Harris’ team is concentrating heavily on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, with $12.2 million compared to the Trump campaign’s $611,228 spend.
“It’s a massive strategic advantage,” one strategist told the Times. “And the Trump campaign just seems to be asleep at the wheel.”
