A series of President Trump reelection campaign ads on Facebook feature a range of American voters, “Tracey from Florida,” “Thomas from Washington” and “AJ from Texas,” supporting Trump and his agenda.
There’s one catch — Tracey, Thomas and AJ appear to be foreign stock models.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday the series of ads featuring a young blonde woman on a beach, a bearded hipster in a coffee shop, and a Texas “lifelong Democrat” who supports Trump, are stock video footage produced in France, Brazil and Turkey.
“President Trump is doing a great job, I could not ask for a better president of the United States of America,” Tracey says.
“Although I am a lifelong Democrat, I sincerely believe the nation must secure its borders,” AJ says.
The end of each brief 20-second video asks voters if they agree, and to take the campaign’s official survey.
Small text in the corner of each screen has a brief disclaimer reading, “Actual testimonial, actor portrayal.”
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Trump campaign uses foreign stock models to portray supporters in ads: report https://t.co/8FjgVLstdf pic.twitter.com/yzgnnKtRLL
— The Hill (@thehill) July 3, 2019
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