Musk-Funded Ad Pitches Trump as ‘American Badass’ to Young Men

A young dude with a beard is slouched on the couch, a slice of pizza in one hand, TV remote in the other.

“If you sit this election out,” says the male voiceover in an ad that ran on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X, “Kamala and the crazies will win.”

The 15-second spot by Elon Musk’s political action committee goes on to say that Donald Trump is an “American Badass,” backed with the iconic image of his bloodied face and raised fist after an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally.

An America PAC ad supporting Donald Trump.

Source: Google’s Political Advertising Transparency Report

The ad is part of a push by Trump’s campaign and ...