Georgia Republican Senator Removes Campaign Ad That Enlarged Jewish Opponent’s Nose
Republican Sen. David Perdue from Georgia has removed a campaign that edited a picture of his Democratic Jewish opponent Jon Ossoff, by enlarging his nose.
The Facebook ad read, “DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO BUY GEORGIA! HELP DAVID PERDUE FIGHT BACK.”
A spokeswoman for Perdue said that the image was removed from Facebook, and that it was an “unintentional error.” They claimed they used a vendor.
“Anybody who implies that this was anything other than an inadvertent error is intentionally misrepresenting Senator Perdue’s strong and consistent record of standing firmly against anti-Semitism and all forms of hate,” the rep said.
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However, Ossoff wasn’t having it.
“Sitting U.S. Senator David Perdue’s digital attack ad distorted my face to enlarge and extend my nose,” Ossoff said in a statement per LA Times. “I’m Jewish. This is the oldest, most obvious, least original anti-Semitic trope in history.
“Senator, literally no one believes your excuses,” Ossoff’s statement said. “You can start with an unqualified apology to Georgia’s Jewish community.”