The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will display billboards ahead of former President Trump’s visit to North Carolina, hitting him on Social Security.
The committee launched a bilingual billboard campaign in Asheville for Trump’s rally on Wednesday, it first told The Hill.
The former president’s rally is taking place on the anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act of 1935 and posters call him out for his plan to “cut funding, leave the elderly behind and cut taxes for the ultra-rich.” There will be six billboards in English and Spanish throughout the area.
“Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz are the only candidates in this race who are running to make Trump’s billionaire friends pay their fair share and ensure that North Carolinians’ most vulnerable residents, including seniors, receive the benefits they deserve,” said DNC spokeswoman Stephanie. Justice said in a statement to The Hill.
Days after Trump’s rally, Harris heads to Raleigh on Friday for her eighth visit to the state this year. His campaign sees North Carolina as a possible shift from red to blue after Trump won the state in 2020.
President Biden’s reelection campaign had previously targeted Trump by suggesting he was open to cuts to Medicare and Social Security and pushed for Democrats to commit to protecting those services.
The campaign, before Biden dropped out of the race, made an effort to highlight comments Trump made to CNBC in March about rights.
“First of all, there is a lot that can be done in terms of rights, in terms of cutting and also in terms of theft and mismanagement of rights,” Trump said at the time. “A tremendous mismanagement of rights. There are a huge amount of things and a huge number of things you can do.”
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