Biden campaign calls Trump a "convicted felon" in new TV ad

President Biden's run is leaning into erstwhile President Donald Trump's ineligible issues pinch a caller TV advertisement calling Trump a "convicted felon." 

Trump past period was recovered blameworthy of 34 charges of falsifying business records to screen up payments to big movie character Stormy Daniels successful an effort to forestall voters from learning of an alleged intersexual brushwood betwixt nan two. Trump denies nan intersexual brushwood ever happened.

The ad, titled "Character Matters," originates pinch a narrator saying, "In nan courtroom, we spot Donald Trump for who he is." It past references not only his 34 felony convictions, but nan erstwhile president being recovered liable for sexual maltreatment and defamation successful May 2023 and the New York City civilian case in which a judge recovered nan Trump Organization committed fraud.

"This predetermination is betwixt a convicted criminal, who's only retired for himself, and a president who is fighting for your family," nan advertisement ends with, arsenic nan run looks to item nan opposition betwixt nan 2 candidates. 

Throughout his respective tribunal battles, Mr. Trump has denied immoderate wrongdoing and has looked to discredit nan prosecutors. He has indicated he would entreaty nan condemnation from nan "hush money" proceedings involving nan Stormy Daniels payments.

The Biden run advertisement is targeted to tally successful battleground states conscionable complete a week earlier nan first statesmanlike statement connected June 27 and is portion of a $50 cardinal dollar advertisement bargain for nan period of June.

"Trump approaches nan first statement arsenic a convicted felon who continues to beryllium that he will do thing and harm anyone if it intends much powerfulness and vengeance for Donald Trump," said Biden-Harris 2024 Communications Director Michael Tyler successful a connection astir nan ad. "We will make judge that each azygous time we are reminding voters astir really Joe Biden is fighting for them, while Donald Trump runs a run focused connected 1 man and 1 man only: himself."

The 2020 rematch betwixt Mr. Biden and Trump remains tight. A June PapaRead News canvass recovered Mr. Biden and Trump are basically tied some nationally and crossed nan battleground states.

The advertisement is nan latest improvement successful nan Biden campaign's messaging astir Trump's ineligible issues. For months starring up to and during overmuch of Trump's "hush money" trial, nan run refrained from leaning heavy connected nan criminal proceedings, only making subtle references to Daniels' sanction successful property releases.

That changed successful nan closing weeks of nan trial. The run held a property convention extracurricular nan little Manhattan courthouse that featured character Robert De Niro and 2 erstwhile officers who were connected Capitol Hill during nan January 6 riot. 

In a connection reacting to nan ruling, Mr. Biden said it reaffirmed "the American rule that nary 1 is supra nan law" and said it's "reckless, it's dangerous, it's irresponsible, for anyone to opportunity this was 'rigged,' conscionable because they don't for illustration nan verdict."

Recent fundraising emails from Mr. Biden's run person besides referenced nan verdict. 

"Here's nan unvarnished truth: A group of 12 Americans from each walks of life reviewed nan grounds and unanimously decided to convict Donald Trump," 1 email from early June read. 

While Mr. Biden's run has held an advantage complete Trump erstwhile it comes to rate connected hand, Mr. Trump's run has seen momentum successful fundraising pursuing nan convictions. The erstwhile president's run says it raised $52.8 cardinal successful nan 24 hours pursuing nan verdict.

Initial guidance to Trump's condemnation did not look to drastically shingle up nan race, arsenic astir voters said it was not a facet successful their vote, according to a June PapaRead News poll. That aforesaid poll, conducted aft nan decision, did find support from cardinal parts of Mr. Biden's guidelines somewhat increased.