Usually when people refer to politicians “writing their own attack ads,” it’s in reference to something the politician has said that’s dumb or ill-phrased. Rarely is it applied to staged photo ops. President Trump’s photo op with a Bible in front of St. John's Episcopal Church in June was reportedly meant as a show of strength following news reports he was taken to the White House bunker. It’s now a major weakness. In the past month and a half, that moment, as well as the tear gas and force used so it could happen, have become staples of attack ads against him.
This is how bad Trump's photo op backfired
This is how bad Trump's photo op backfired
This is how bad Trump's photo op backfired
Usually when people refer to politicians “writing their own attack ads,” it’s in reference to something the politician has said that’s dumb or ill-phrased. Rarely is it applied to staged photo ops. President Trump’s photo op with a Bible in front of St. John's Episcopal Church in June was reportedly meant as a show of strength following news reports he was taken to the White House bunker. It’s now a major weakness. In the past month and a half, that moment, as well as the tear gas and force used so it could happen, have become staples of attack ads against him.