- President Donald Trump aired a campaign ad during the Super Bowl on Sunday featuring Alice Johnson, whose life sentence for nonviolent drug offenses was commuted by Trump in June 2018.
In the ad, Trump touted his criminal justice reform record and featured footage from the emotional moments when Johnson was released from prison and reunited with her family.
- Some Twitter users praised the ad for highlighting Trump's successes, while others stressed the hypocrisy of discussing reuniting families while the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy in 2018 led to the separation of thousands of migrant children from their families.
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President Donald Trump on Sunday aired a campaign ad during the Super Bowl featuring Alice Johnson, whose life sentence for nonviolent drug offenses was commuted by Trump in June 2018.
The 63-year-old grandmother gained national attention after her case was championed by Kim Kardashian West. Her sentence was commuted just one week after Trump met with Kardashian West at the White House to discuss criminal justice reform.
During the Super Bowl on Sunday, Trump aired a 2020 presidential campaign ad touting Johnson's case.
"I promised to restore hope in America. That includes the least among us. Together, let's KEEP AMERICA GREAT!" Trump said in a caption of the ad shared on Twitter.
The ad features footage from the emotional moments when Johnson was released from prison and reunited with her family.
"Politicians talk about criminal justice reform," the ad states as audio of Johnson's release is plays in the background. "President Trump got it done."
Some Twitter users praised the ad for highlighting Trump's successes, while others stressed the hypocrisy of discussing reuniting families while the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy in 2018 led to the separation of thousands of migrant children from their families.
Trump signed an executive order in June 2018 ending family separation at the border but continued his "zero tolerance" policy that criminally prosecutes migrants who cross the border illegally.
Trump's ad ran alongside 2020 contender and fellow billionaire Michael Bloomberg during the Super Bowl. These two ads were the Super Bowl's first nationwide presidential ads.
I promised to restore hope in America. That includes the least among us. Together, let's KEEP AMERICA GREAT!
Text TRUMP to 88022 if you liked our Super Bowl ad! pic.twitter.com/Lgjt53B7QX
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2020Um. Trump's campaign ad... was about reuniting families.
REUNITING FAMILIES.
- Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) February 3, 2020