Republican’s Anti-SNAP Benefit Ad Featuring White Man Sparks MAGA Fury
Sanders’ ad focused on “Brad,” a young white man with a game controller in hand and potato chips within reach. "Brad has turned relaxing into a full-time profession," Sanders said in the ad, speaking directly to the viewer. Sean Davis, editor of the right-wing blog The Federalist, said: “Your ad targeted and mocked the one demographic—young white men—that is least likely to be on welfare and yet the most likely to be illegally locked out of the job market.
- ▪Sanders’ ad focused on “Brad,” a young white man with a game controller in hand and potato chips within reach.
- ▪"Brad has turned relaxing into a full-time profession," Sanders said in the ad, speaking directly to the viewer.
- ▪Sean Davis, editor of the right-wing blog The Federalist, said: “Your ad targeted and mocked the one demographic—young white men—that is least likely to be on welfare and yet the most likely to be illegally locked out of the job market.
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By Alice GibbsSenior Reporter0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Republican governor of Arkansas, is facing unexpected criticism from MAGA supporters over a new campaign advert promoting a work requirement for recipients of welfare in the state. The problem? Sanders’ ad focused on “Brad,” a young white man with a game controller in hand and potato chips within reach. "Brad has turned relaxing into a full-time profession," Sanders said in the ad, speaking directly to the viewer. “But you, you actually work hard.
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