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Live updates: Donald Trump, election news from Kamala Harris
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Live updates: Donald Trump, election news from Kamala Harris

A leading pro-Harris super PAC announced plans Monday for a massive campaign behind a new ad criticizing Donald Trump’s tax policies.

Future Forward, the top group backing Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, said it would spend $35 million to air the new ad – more than the group has spent on any other ad to date – targeting seven key battleground states and national radio waves. Politico first reported on the new ad campaign.

The ad shows a Pennsylvania voter named “Buddy” watching a video of Trump at a glitzy 2023 fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, touting his guests’ wealth and promising tax cuts. “I know about 20 of you, and you are very rich,” Trump says in the clip, as the voter shakes his head. “We’re going to give you tax cuts,” Trump continues.

The voter takes over and says, ‘I’m not that rich. I’m the one who really needs a break, not the people who are already rich and have the money. The 1% serves no one but themselves. So if they get a tax break, no, that’s not cool.”

He continues, “Kamala Harris is going to make sure billionaires pay their fair share, and she’s going to cut taxes for working people like me. I’m Buddy, and I’m not rich as hell, and I’m voting for Kamala Harris.

The ad features images of billionaire Elon Musk and Trump greeting wealthy supporters, juxtaposed with a video of Buddy pumping gas and standing near him, intended to portray a contrast between the presidential candidates’ competing economic positions.

FF PAC has spent more than any other group to support the Harris campaign — since July 22, the day after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race, and today the super PAC has raised more than $130 million in pro- Made Harris commercial; and starting tomorrow through Election Day, the group will run nearly $200 million more in ads.