Trump has run over 2,000 Facebook ads warning of ‘invasion’
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump has run over 2,000 Facebook ads warning of ‘invasion’

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump has run roughly 2,200 Facebook The term is cited more frequently in Trump’s Facebook ads than “Obama,” “China” and “jobs,” and is facing renewed scrutiny following revelations that the El Paso, Texas, shooting suspect also used the phrase in a manifesto he is said to have published on the online forum 8chan. Many of the Though they are no longer active on Facebook, a large number of Trump’s “invasion” ads were launched on the platform in February following a 35-day partial government shutdown over federal funding for Trump’s border wall proposal. But the El Paso attack on Saturday, and the manifesto’s outrage at a purported “Hispanic invasion,” have refocused attention on the inflammatory and racist rhetoric in Trump’s political ads. “The Trump campaign has run hundreds of thousands of Facebook ads on many topics, including illegal immigration,” said Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh in a statement to CNN on Tuesday afternoon.

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NPR  

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Associated Press  

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LA Times  

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Salon  

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CNN  

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The Independent  

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The Independent  

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NPR  

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ABC  

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Al Jazeera  

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