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Biden Pledged To Stop Negative Ads While Trump Hospitalized. That Didn’t Happen.

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Biden Pledged To Stop Negative Ads While Trump Hospitalized. That Didn’t Happen.
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Democratic nominee Joe Biden garnered dozens of good headlines for himself when his campaign said they’d suspend negative ads against President Donald Trump following his positive COVID-19 test.

“We think it’s inappropriate to use the president’s illness to score political points on our opponent, which is why we unilaterally took down our negative ads,” said Biden campaign national press secretary T.J. Ducklo.

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