A group that includes President Trump’s own former director of national intelligence is launching a $6 million advertising blitz starting on Election Day that’s intended to counter “misinformation” coming from the president about counting votes.
“Let our election officials do their jobs and count every vote — just like the law requires. Because this election, it isn’t up to the candidates; it’s up to us. Keep counting,” the ad says.
The ad will run first on airwaves in Washington, D.C., starting Tuesday, as the final day of voting takes place and election officials in all 50 states prepare to turn toward ensuring an accurate vote count. It will run in English and Spanish for the rest of the week nationally across CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Telemundo and Univision.
The National Council on Election Integrity is backing the ad. The council includes Dan Coats, who was director of national intelligence in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2019, as well as former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former CIA Director Leon Panetta, former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, former Virginia Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock, former Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and retired Marine Gen. James Cartwright, who is a former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, among many others.
Council spokesman Michael Beckel said the ad is “designed to counter the misinformation and confusion about the vote-counting process.”
