New NRA ad calls Clinton a liar

The National Rifle Association is out with one of its hardest hits on Hillary Clinton yet, just in time for the last debate on Wednesday evening, accusing her of lying repeatedly.

The gun rights group is spending $5 million on broadcasts in Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia, as well as national cable, through Oct. 31. It brings the NRA’s total television spending in support of Donald Trump up to around $22 million.


The ad begins by showing a clip of Clinton saying she did not send any classified emails on her private server, before flipping to a clip of the ABC anchor Martha Raddatz from the last debate, citing the FBI’s finding that there were 110 classified email exchanges on her server.

It then contrasts her statement, “I respect the Second Amendment,” with leaked audio from a fundraiser, in which she said, “The Supreme Court is wrong on the Second Amendment.” It’s an apparent reference to a 2008 decision affirming an individual right to bear arms.

“Hillary will lie about anything to get elected,” the narrator says. “No more lies. Defeat Hillary.”

The spot does not mention Trump’s name, though the group endorsed him in May in an effort to unite conservatives after the bitter Republican primary.

NRA spokeswoman Jennifer Baker said the group expects Clinton once again to say during the debate that she respects gun rights, which the group will seize on to further promote the ad on social media.