BREAKING: Dems caught red-handed, forced to take down dishonest attacks
Democrats have been caught red-handed lying to the American people and were forced to TAKE DOWN their dishonest billboards across the country that were falsely accusing House Republicans of “voting to cut Medicaid” and “giving billionaires like [Elon Musk] tax cuts.”
This serves as the latest notice to Democrats: They cannot get away with their desperate and pathetic lies.
“This proves what we’ve been saying all along: Democrats have no winning message so they resort to lies and fear-mongering in a disgusting effort to distract voters. The American people aren’t buying it, and House Democrats should be ashamed of themselves.” — NRCC Spokesman Mike Marinella
Read more from the Washington Examiner here or see excerpts below.
Democrats dealt messaging blow after NRCC defamation threat forces Medicaid billboards to come down
Washington Examiner
Rachel Schilke
March 20, 2025
A vendor in charge of displaying House Democrats’ billboards accusing vulnerable Republicans of voting to cut Medicaid and give tax breaks to Elon Musk was forced to take them down after House Republicans’ campaign arm sent a cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday.
The Washington Examiner exclusively reported that House Majority Forward launched six billboards in vulnerable Republican districts, those of Reps. Gabe Evans (R-CO), Don Bacon (R-NE), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), and Rob Wittman (R-VA), on Tuesday.
But now, the billboards have been pulled after the National Republican Congressional Committeesent a letter to Lamar Advertising Company, warning the vendor it “will be liable for the defamatory messages spread to voters in each district.”
“Medicaid has not been cut by the Federal government,” NRCC’s letter, obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, stated. “No Member of Congress has voted for cuts to Medicaid. House Majority Forward can only point to wishful speculation that cuts could occur sometime somewhere in the future— they cannot point to any cuts that have already taken place.”
“House Majority Forward’s message willfully ignores the fact that their Republican targets have publicly voiced their support for Medicaid and perpetuates false claims to the contrary,” the letter added.
Wendi Loup, Lamar Advertising Company’s assistant general counsel, said in a response letter reviewed by the Washington Examiner that Lamar’s national sales campaign specialist confirmed the billboards are “no longer running.”
The billboards claimed the Republicans “voted to cut Medicaid to give billionaires like him tax cuts,” referring to Musk, who was featured on the billboard next to the lawmaker.
“Tell Jen Kiggans to oppose Medicaid cuts,” the billboard for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District reads.
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Accusing Republicans of wanting to cut Medicaid and Social Security has been the rallying call for Democratic lawmakers and progressive opposition groups since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20. With the GOP trifecta, Democrats virtually have little political power, and they have been working overtime to establish a strong message to regain the trust of voters heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
But pulling the billboards, which were up for a little over 24 hours in the districts, is a blow to Democrats’ messaging plans — particularly as several Democrats continue to face blowback from constituents that they do not have a solid plan to fight back against Trump and Republicans.
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Read more here.