{"id":2247089,"date":"2024-05-17T17:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T21:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sam-browns-wife-sounds-off-gop-rivals-vile-attack-ad-highlighting-war-veterans-scars\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T17:06:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T21:06:20","slug":"sam-browns-wife-sounds-off-gop-rivals-vile-attack-ad-highlighting-war-veterans-scars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sam-browns-wife-sounds-off-gop-rivals-vile-attack-ad-highlighting-war-veterans-scars\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Brown&#8217;s spouse criticizes Republican opponent&#8217;s &#8216;distasteful&#8217; attack commercial showcasing war hero&#8217;s injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsam-browns-wife-sounds-off-gop-rivals-vile-attack-ad-highlighting-war-veterans-scars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2247089&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Campaign controversy unfolds \u2063in \u200cNevada&#8217;s Senate race as Sam Brown&#8217;s\u200c wife criticizes opponent&#8217;s ad featuring \u2063scars from\u200c his military service. Brown&#8217;s resilience through adversity\u2064 highlighted, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/presidents-of-brazil-and-el-salvador-back-joe-rogan\/\" title=\"Presidents of Brazil and El Salvador Back Joe Rogan\">condemning attack<\/a> on his appearance. Rival focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/potential-biden-nasa-pick-invested-in-chinese-telecom-giant-blacklisted-by-pentagon\/\" title=\"Potential Biden NASA Pick Invested in Chinese Telecom Giant Blacklisted by Pentagon\">political ties<\/a> fires back, justifying ad&#8217;s intent. Tensions rise in the crowded GOP field vying to unseat Democratic incumbent.\u2062 Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-for-federal-gov-to-pay-for-entire-cost-of-rebuilding-baltimore-bridge-but-says-it-will-take-some-time\/\" title=\"Biden advocates for federal government to cover full Baltimore Bridge reconstruction expenses, acknowledges it will be a lengthy process\">summary effectively captures<\/a> the essence of the campaign\u200d controversy in the Nevada Senate race involving \u200cSam Brown, \u200bhighlighting the criticism\u200c from his wife towards the opponent&#8217;s ad, the \u200demphasis on Brown&#8217;s resilience, the rival&#8217;s response regarding political ties, \u200dand the escalating tensions in the \u200ccompetitive GOP field \u2062aiming\u2063 to challenge\u200d the \u2062Democratic incumbent.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The wife of Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nevada\">Nevada<\/a> Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sam-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sam Brown\">Sam Brown<\/a> is criticizing his primary opponent after she believes his <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=qqJ3YUnJJ30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nevada\">attack ads <\/a>featured unflattering photos that accentuate scars on her husband\u2019s face after he survived an explosion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Afghanistan\">Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Amy Brown is condemning ads running across the state from Dr. Jeffrey Gunter\u2019s campaign, claiming they feature effects that highlight Brown\u2019s scars after he was set on fire by an improvised explosive device from the Taliban during his first tour of duty. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur family embraces Sam\u2019s scars as a physical testament to his strength through adversity and sacrifice for our country,\u201d she said in a statement provided to the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSam bravely fought through not just an IED attack that nearly took his life, but the agonizing process of physical recovery that included over 30 painful surgeries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brown and Gunter, a self-funder who served as former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"former President Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s ambassador to Iceland, are competing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-muriel-bowsers-petty-hypocritical-tyranny-must-stop\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser\u2019s Petty, Hypocritical Tyranny Must Stop\">crowded field<\/a> of Republicans attempting to unseat first-term Democratic incumbent Jacky Rosen (D-NV). The ad in question that is airing from Gunter\u2019s campaign calls Brown \u201cthe newest creature to emerge from the swamp,\u201d a dig at his close ties to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Brown was <a href=\"https:\/\/thenevadaindependent.com\/article\/national-republicans-recruiting-sam-brown-to-challenge-rosen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>courted<\/a> to launch his campaign by National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Steve Daines (R-MT).  <\/p>\n<p>The ad displays many photos of Brown, utilizing a variety of filters that accentuate the scars across his face, in addition to effects that make McConnell look like a swamp creature.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"qqJ3YUnJJ30\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Scam Brown - Swamp Creature\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qqJ3YUnJJ30?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[Sam] overcame it all and bears the scars to prove it. It\u2019s disgusting and inexcusable that someone claiming to be a doctor would attack a veteran\u2019s physical disfigurement in general, but to do it for political purposes is especially low and vile,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<p>Gunter fired back at the comments from Brown\u2019s wife, emphasizing the ads were meant to highlight his opponent\u2019s ties to the Washington D.C., \u201cswamp\u201d and establishment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only wound rightfully criticized is selling out to the swamp,\u201d Gunter said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>\u201cAs the son of a veteran, I deeply respect those who serve. As a doctor, I\u2019ve treated severe injuries and know how wounds can be used as a crown or a crutch.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Republican U.S. Senatorial candidate Sam Brown talks with a supporter as he arrives to file his paperwork to run for the Senate, Thursday, March 14, 2024, at the State Capitol in Carson City, Nev. Brown is seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hgtv-stars-sister-elected-to-fix-up-school-district-plagued-by-critical-race-theory\/\" title=\"HGTV Star\u2019s Sister Elected to \u2018Fix Up\u2019 School District Plagued by Critical Race Theory\">replace incumbent<\/a> U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen. (AP Photo\/Andy Barron)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former U.S. Ambassador defended using the photos in the ad, claiming that Brown often references the explosion that caused his scars and uses the same photos in his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShowing someone\u2019s photo in an ad isn\u2019t an attack. This is a desperate measure from Sam Brown\u2019s imploding campaign,\u201d he said. \u201cWhile he served with honor, he now prioritizes DC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lobbyists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lobbyists<\/a> and the political elite over Nevada\u2019s working families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The increasingly nasty Republican primary comes as former Trump is staying on the sidelines in a primary that is pitting the Senate Republican establishment against Trump loyalists.<\/p>\n<p>Brown has been forced to pivot more to the right in an attempt to attract the electorate that typically embraces the former president and has increased his appearances on right-wing cable.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A pro-Brown super PAC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F36tAewx-QA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>started airing an ad<\/a> hitting Gunter as a California Democrat who\u2019s not sufficiently pro-Trump. While, Gunter slams Brown for being \u201cowned by the swamp.\u201d Brown is still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/2024-senate-polls\/nevada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polling ahead <\/a>of the GOP field, including Gunter and state Rep. Jim Marchant. The primary will take place on Tuesday, June 11.<\/p>\n<p>Rosen is one of the top Republican targets in next year\u2019s election as the GOP looks to take the Senate majority from Democrats, who now hold a 51-49 edge in the chamber.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amy Brown, the wife of Sam Brown, a Republican candidate for the Nevada Senate, is speaking out against his rival&#8217;s attack ads. She alleges that the ads use unflattering images highlighting scars on her husband&#8217;s face from his time in Afghanistan. Amy condemns Dr. Jeffrey Gunter&#8217;s campaign for running these ads statewide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2247090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24075780333805-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2247089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24075780333805-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2247089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2247090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2247089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2247089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2247089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}