Reacting to the terrorist attacks in Paris, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is attempting to demonstrate his toughness by releasing a new radio ad where he takes aim at the “politicians who are losing the war on terrorism.”
“The tragic attacks in Paris prove once again that America needs to get tough on radical Islamic terrorism,” Trump says in the ad, which will run in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. “President Obama and other politicians have consistently failed us.”
Trump, in the radio ad, criticizes President Obama over his ISIS strategy and for his desire to admit refugees from Syria into the United States. At least one of the ISIS attackers in Paris is believed to have entered France with migrants from Syria.
“Just hours before the attacks in Paris, President Obama said ISIS has been contained. It’s amazing that the United States can have a president who is so out of touch,” Trump said. “But it’s also dangerous. Obama has no strategy to defeat ISIS. And now he’s preparing to let hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria into the United States.”
Trump’s campaign said the ad is part of a $300,000 radio ad buy announced earlier this month.
Here’s the transcript of Trump’s minute-long “Dangerous” ad:
“I’m Donald Trump, candidate for president, and I approve this message. The tragic attacks in Paris prove once again that America needs to get tough on radical, Islamic terrorism. President Obama and other politicians have consistently failed us. Just hours before the attacks in Paris, President Obama said ISIS has been contained. It’s amazing that the United States can have a president who is so out of touch. But it’s also dangerous. Obama has no strategy to defeat ISIS. And now he’s preparing to let hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria into the United States. I will stop illegal immigration. We’ll build a wall on the southern border. And yes, I will also quickly and decisively bomb the hell out of ISIS. We’ll rebuild our military and make it so strong no one, and I mean no one, will mess with us. If I win, we will not have to listen to the politicians who are losing the war on terrorism. We will keep America safe. And we will make America great again.”