A prominent liberal super PAC will launch an ad campaign on Friday targeting several GOP senators urging them to vote to replace former President Trump
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American Bridge 21st Century, through its nonprofit affiliate group Bridge Project, will send digital ads and text messages urging members of GOP senators to call their offices and urge them to condemn Trump for his alleged role inciting until the deadly January 6 riot at the Capitol.
The plans, shared exclusively with The Hill, target nine GOP senators: Lisa Murkowski
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In an ad specifically targeting Murkowski, who has become one of Trump’s most outspoken Republican critics, the super-PAC begins by saying, “The Trump-led attack on law enforcement and our Capitol cannot be forgotten,” as it shows images of rioters entering the building.
The 16-second video continues, “Our senators must do their job of holding Trump accountable for this violent January 6 uprising.”
The ad then gives viewers the phone number of Murkowski’s Washington, DC office, urging her constituents to “tell her to condemn Trump.”
In a statement shared with The Hill, US Bridge President Bradley Beychok said, “To protect our democracy and rule of law, Donald Trump must be held accountable.”
Beychok added, “We urge Republican senators to put their country above their party for once and hold Trump accountable so that the uprising we saw on January 6 never happens again.”
Murkowski this week told reporters amid the arguments of House impeachment managers before the Senate that the Democrats “make a very strong case for a timeline that sets out very clearly the words that were used when he [Trump] she used how he really built up the anger and violence we saw here in this Capitol. “
On Wednesday, after the second day of the impeachment trial, Murkowski said, “After the American public sees the full story here … I don’t see how Donald Trump can be re-elected president.”
Meanwhile, Romney is seen as a likely vote for conviction, as he was the only Republican senator to vote to remove Trump from office after his initial impeachment trial last year.
Other moderate Republicans have criticized Trump for repeatedly making unsupported claims about a “faked” election, although it is unclear whether each of them will be induced to cross party lines and join Democrats in voting. to condemn Trump.
After Democrats finalized their arguments on Thursday, Trump’s team came was the main topic Friday, with the defense largely focused on the claim that Trump’s comments leading up to the mob attack were protected by the First Amendment.
Democrats would need 17 GOP senators to vote with them to condemn Trump, an outcome widely considered unlikely.