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President Trump’s campaign on Monday removed an advertisement that potentially violated federal laws that prohibit active members of the military from engaging in a political act.
The Daily Beast first reported the ad’s removal, which it says may have violated the law, “if not the letter of Defense Department rules” on the matter.
The potentially problematic section of the ad shows the president shaking hands with national security advisor H.R. McMaster, a lieutenant general still serving in the U.S. Army, who is wearing his uniform in the clip.
The campaign's YouTube account has since uploaded a new version of the ad that excludes McMaster.
"Donald Trump, sworn in as president 100 days ago. America has rarely seen such success," the narrator says at the beginning of the ad.
The $1.5 million ad, which was set to debut in TV markets nationally, goes on to tout other recent steps taken by the administration.Actually the whole ad is "fake news" but that's how he rolls.
"You wouldn't know it from watching the news," says the narrator. The words "Fake News” then flash over images of several different news anchors.