Donald Trump Attack Ads in Iowa Trashed by Conservatives: 'This Won't Fly'
Donald Trump's previous pro-LGBTQ+ comments has been condemned by conservative figures.The ad, first reported by the Bleeding Heartland blog, describes the former president as a "transgender trailblazer" for expressing support for transgender women to compete in Miss Universe competitions.
Bleeding Heartland, which describes itself as a progressive, community blog for Iowa, said that the ad was mailed to some households in the Hawkeye State.The ad noted that Trump held an event at his Mar-a-Lago resort in December 2022 in which he described how he is "fighting for the gay community" at the gala for the Log Cabin Republicans, the largest GOP organization representing LGBTQ+ people.The ad appeared aimed at creating a negative view of Trump, the front-runner for the nomination, among Republican voters in Iowa, which will hold the first-in-the-nation GOP presidential primary caucus on January 15, 2024.While the flyer touches on the same lines of attacks that featured in a controversial ad from fellow GOP 2024 hopeful Ron DeSantis, the Iowa ad does not come from the Florida's governor's campaign team.
The advertisement states it was paid for by the Advancing Our Vales group, which was registered as a non-profit entity on June 27, reported Bleeding Heartland.Newsweek has not been able to verify the content of the ads or where they were allegedly mailed to.
Bleeding Heartland said they were provided by one of the blog's readers.Mike Davis, the former chief counsel for nominations to Iowa GOP Senator Chuck Grassley, shared the ad on Twitter along with the caption: "This won't fly in Iowa, even among conservatives."Iowans are welcoming to everyone.
