Twitter goes wild for Republican group’s devastating new anti-Trump ad

05/20/2020 10:12 am ET • Sabrina Matthews

Side by side photographs of Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump.

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The Lincoln Project’s new ad against the 45th president is taking Twitter by storm. Without mentioning the name of the current occupant of the White House — or even the name of our country — The Lincoln Project’s new ad puts our current situation in stark, factual terms,

“90,000 deaths and growing.

“Millions more will file for unemployment.”

and issues ominous but credible predictions about the coming weeks.

“He will lie to you over and over.

“He will Tweet instead of lead…

“Welcome to this week, and the next week, and the next, and the next.”

With plans in the works to release a new commercial every other day, the Lincoln Project may be lighting up Twitter for weeks to come.

The response to George Conway’s Tweet of this one has Twitter users joining in with reactions to the new ad, suggestions for the next, and plenty of content of their own.

Watch the ad for yourself, and then check out some of the greatest tweets.

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What would happen if this administration were handling a different disaster?

Photo of the titanic at the bottom of the ocean

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Say, the sinking of the Titanic?

pic.twitter.com/XG0GRjDMIW

— Geoffrey Knapper (@GeoffreyKnapper) May 18, 2020

Even the Washington Post is joining in on this one.

Don’t forget the other crooked moves from this administration

A photograph of Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

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Like selling arms to Saudi Arabia without congressional approval,

JUST IN - 2 sources confirm to me that State Dept IG Linick was also investigating use of emergency declaration last year to sell arms to Saudis over objections of Congress

— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) May 18, 2020

And how much money was in it for the president.

Consider retweeting if you share my curiosity about whether Trump, his family, his web of companies, or his cronies skimmed any profits from any of those sketchy arms saleshttps://t.co/eBUCbA7NlF

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) May 18, 2020

Remember, voters can get rid of a lot of shady characters

Side by side photographs of Rudy Giuliani and Mike Pompeo.

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All the president’s men (and women) will leave when he does.

“Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed Monday that he asked President Trump to fire the State Department inspector general”https://t.co/vr0iRg6QZU

— Tony! Renner! (@TonyRenner) May 18, 2020

You’re gone by January Barr, start looking for a job now pic.twitter.com/Nhg200cZzp

— Frank (@Francodoy) May 18, 2020

https://t.co/kCEWoVuFz2

— diana 🇨🇦 (@dianatilb) May 18, 2020

One of President Trump’s top advisors admitted that this administration “really let the country down” on testing.

He’s right. It’s long past time for Trump to step up and implement a national testing strategy so we can begin safely reopening the economy. https://t.co/jDawbgdAzl

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 18, 2020

He stocked the swamp. Even Fox News knows it. pic.twitter.com/lK47lljt1U

— Al Peterson (@KvalAl) May 18, 2020

Why would you re-elect?

A photograph of a paper vote being inserted into a ballot box.

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Twitter users take a hard look at what you have to believe in order to pull the lever to re-elect this incumbent in November.

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— Governor of Gamehendge (@peytonhooten) May 18, 2020

In what universe is a pompadoured,mango colored carnival barker the arbiter of truth? In what magic mushroom induced fever dream does a clearly mentally ill,uniquely stupid man boast of superior knowledge to the brightest among us? Simultaneously the Messiah & God’s gift to women

— B.S. interpreter. I MAY AT TIMES.( push you ) (@craig57595) May 18, 2020

Where is the VP?

Mike Pence Vice President pointing at the crowd

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We haven’t seen him in a while. Why is that?

Does someone in the media want to call the White House and ask why Pence has been out of the public eye for over a week, days after his spokesperson who he traveled with extensively tested positive?

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) May 18, 2020

How important is it to vote?

A photograph of protesters holding signs for voting rights.

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Very. And people know it.

I’m immunocompromised but come November, I will crawl over broken glass doused in COVID19 in order to vote this man out of office! Nothing will stop me. #Biden2020

— Lenny 👩🏼✊🏼🌊 (@lltaylor88) May 18, 2020

It’s hard not to draw comparisons to previous White House occupants.

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People remind us of what we used to have throughout history,

#LincolnProject pic.twitter.com/XjxcpBichf

— Ledsjam_Trump (@ledsjam_trump) May 18, 2020

and more recently.

pic.twitter.com/5xUR2TAQ6N

— RestoreAmericaBiden2020 (@handletowels) May 18, 2020

Epic quality in both literal video quality and message.#TrumpGenocide pic.twitter.com/C5BXZEP92P

— MORNINGSTAR (@MORNINGSTARdj) May 18, 2020

.@BarackObama “is everything Trump will never be: Compassionate, thoughtful, intellectually curious, honest and highly intelligent. Obama’s commencement speeches simply reminded of us that very fact.” https://t.co/tVCUvqPYps

— Valerie Jarrett (@ValerieJarrett) May 18, 2020

The Lincoln Project calls on voters to show up on November 3 and make the change.

Side by side photographs of Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

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The Lincoln Project’s new ad closes by saying that the current chaos will go on until we do something.

BREAKING: Biden just said “Trump is the most corrupt president in modern American history — and his recovery efforts are making that clearer than ever.” Now we’re talking. More of this.

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 18, 2020

Time to TRANSITION TO BIDEN

— MedicareForAll🌊 (@strefry) May 18, 2020

Time for us to “transition to greatness” again pic.twitter.com/F02aumTLn7

— (((DailyEx 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿))) (@dailyexception) May 18, 2020

What’s happening now is not good

A photograph of tombstones in a graveyard.

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The ad points out current conditions during the pandemic, but Twitter users offer even more details.

Yes. Please though, point out the statistics. This deaths number is meaningless in isolation. It’s 30% of Covid deaths worldwide. Yet America has (had?) most developed and funded science with less than 5% of world’s population. This isn’t just a failure. It’s a criminal act.

— Paul Stewart (@PaulStewartII) May 18, 2020

No image should engender more fear or a realization of just how much of a sh!t show we find ourselves in than…Donald pointing to his noggin when being asked “what metric” he will use when determining when to open up the American economy… pic.twitter.com/uDdJcaWTJE

— B.S. interpreter. I MAY AT TIMES.( push you ) (@craig57595) May 18, 2020

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— Uncle Carl (@AllMikedUp1) May 18, 2020

New ads are coming from the Lincoln Project every other day, and Twitter users have suggestions.

Ad idea: start with most ridiculous tweet and then another and then have Trump’s tweets flying across the screen. End with statement about deaths and this is what he’s doing instead of leading.

— Right Matters (@mmgday) May 18, 2020

PLEASE do a video on the economy, what Trump was handed and what he’s done to it in 3.5 yrs. Some new polls show him ahead of Biden on this question. Low info voters are clearly buying his loud, constant BS. (Gonna keep tweeting this for a while!)

— Judy Wright (@JudyWright13) May 18, 2020

💥ALSO VERY RELEVANT: #Trump shares blame with China BECAUSE HIS decisions and delay tactics HEAVILY contribute to the following facts⤵️

💥This @Potus, who will try to but can’t rewrite history, disbanded OBAMA’s PANDEMIC RESPONSE TEAM and U.S.A. COVID-19 DEATHS are now 91,078‼️ pic.twitter.com/28ZjcbI6Al

— It IS what it is 🛑 FULL STOP 🛑 (@EvAndee4ever) May 18, 2020

Good ad.

But, please include lots of Dementia Donald video in the next one…there’s literally thousands of hours of his unhinged carnival barking. pic.twitter.com/VmL9wPBPOf

— andy (@andymueller999) May 18, 2020

How about a soundtrack?