A fundraising group working on behalf of Donald Trump has run into trouble for posting an ad featuring Russian warplanes. The Trump Make America Great Again committee, which serves as the fundraising arm of the president's campaign, ran the offending digital ad for several days last week. It shows armed soldiers silhouetted below three fighter jets and above the words “Support our Troops”, with a link to donate to the group's coffers.
Shade of the future? Russianized America under Donald Trump
Fundraising group working on behalf of Donald Trump has run into trouble for posting an ad featuring Russian warplanes.
The Trump Make America Great Again committee, which serves as the fundraising arm of the president’s campaign, ran the offending digital ad for several days last week. It shows armed soldiers silhouetted below three fighter jets and above the words “Support our Troops”, with a link to donate to the group’s coffers.
However, according to an aeronautical engineer quoted by Politico, the planes flying overhead are Russian MiG-29s; one of the soldiers, meanwhile, carries an AK-47. The image is a stock photo taken from Shutterstock.