Missouri Republican has released the most shockingly violent political ads of the year
In the second ad, released this week, Greitens turns his sights on the political establishment. He promises to “take dead aim at politics as usual” before shooting an assault rifle at a target in a grassy field, which isn’t visible but appears to produce a fiery explosion.
“Because I fought for you, they came after me,” he says to the camera. “We’re back … this time, with an army of patriots.” After he says this three men dressed in camouflage fatigues, who had been hiding in the grass, rise behind him. Notably, in both videos Greitens declines to mention his governorship and identifies himself as a Navy SEAL in the present tense — even though he served as a SEAL many years ago.It should go without saying that this is all appalling, and in a healthy democracy this mode of rhetoric would be considered disqualifying.
But what may be even more striking is that Greitens doesn’t seem to have much else to say other than calling for people to be shot. In contrast to the usual Republican campaign ads in which candidates talk about guns alongside other conservative ideas , Greitens doesn’t bring up any other hot-button issues like, say, immgration or abortion, in either ad. He doesn’t even mention support for gun ownership. His sole message is one of militant opposition to opponents.
In a rare moment of specificity, Greitens does call for his fellow “RINO hunters” to “join the MAGA crew.” Yet he only seems interested in the violent aspect of Trumpian political tendencies.
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