Pro-Clinton group returns fire to Trump video on foreign policy

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Is This Who We Want?
Priorities USA

Published on Mar 17, 2016

This is not who we want.


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Pro-Clinton group returns fire to Trump video on foreign policy

By Eli Watkins and Eugene Scott, CNN

Updated 1:11 PM ET, Thu March 17, 2016 | Video Source: CNN



(CNN) A super PAC backing Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump "a punchline" in a new ad released Thursday, responding to a video the Republican front-runner made mocking the former secretary of state for barking like a dog at a campaign event.

And that Trump ad has also attracted a critical response -- from the Kremlin.

"Yesterday Donald Trump released a video in which he mocked Hillary Clinton and asked, 'Is this what we want for a president?' Well, Priorities USA fixed it for him, (you're welcome)," said Justin Barasky, a spokesman for Priorities USA, in an email.

The ad opens with clips of Russian President Vladimir Putin performing martial arts and a masked terrorist pointing a weapon at the camera.

"When it comes to facing our toughest opponents, the Republicans have the perfect answer," words on the screen say, before cutting to a recent clip of Trump.

"Who are you consulting with consistently so that you're ready on Day 1?" Trump is asked by an MSNBC anchor in the clip.

"I'm speaking with myself, No. 1, because I have a very good brain and I've said a lot of things," Trump said. ......................

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