Republican Group Uses Donald Trump's Words Against Him in Scathing Ad

A Republican group is drawing comparisons between former President Donald Trump and dictators in a new ad.

The Republican Accountability PAC's "Dictator Donald" ad comes weeks after Trump claimed he would act like a dictator on "day one" of a new administration.

The ad compares Trump to historical dictators Mussolini, Chávez and Pinochet. It brings attention to a post by Trump on Truth Social in December 2022 when he called for the "termination" of articles of the Constitution.

The ad narrator states, "Trump said he would terminate the Constitution so he could be president again. Do you know who also did that? Mussolini, Chávez, Pinochet – all of them shelved their Constitutions to centralize power."

Newsweek has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.

In addition, the ad states that Trump wants to "purge tens of thousands of civil servants" and replace them with his loyalists if elected again in 2024.

"Authoritarian Viktor Orbán used the same tactic to dismantle Hungary's democracy," the narrator states.

"The alarm is going off, everyone needs to wake up. We have a choice between protecting our democracy or letting Trump destroy it."

In an email to Newsweek, the Republican Accountability Group said the ad will run nationally on MSNBC and CNN from December 26-29, on Hallmark Channel from December 22-28, and on TBS' A Christmas Story marathon on Christmas day.

"He caused an insurrection at the Capitol, and sorry to ruin your Christmas, but he's running again," the ad's narrator said.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the group said the ad will target voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, all key swing states in the upcoming 2024 election.

The total spend for this campaign is $200,000, according to the PAC.

The Republican Accountability Group traces its roots to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

"The attackers were directly incited by Trump and the overwhelming majority of Republicans in Congress who had been falsely claiming, for months—and in the immediate moments before the attack—that the election had been stolen from Trump. This was the lie that motivated the attack on the Capitol," its website states.

Since August, the PAC has launched three other six-figure ads, including spots that take aim at new House Speaker Mike Johnson and Trump's Georgia indictment.

At this time, Republican Accountability PAC does not plan to endorse any of the other candidates in the GOP field, according to spokesperson Kase Cronin.