So when the incumbent Republican congressman saw an image Tuesday night that depicted him shaking hands with Trump flicker across a TV screen while attending an event at Bella Brava restaurant, he did a double-take.
“Not only have I never met Donald Trump,” Jolly said Wednesday. “I don’t own a red-and-white striped tie.”
The 30-second TV spot shows several images that depict Jolly standing next to Trump. But they’re all fabricated: Software was used to superimpose Jolly’s head over whoever was actually meeting Trump, making them seem buddy-buddy.
However, Jolly has long criticized Trump, the Republican nominee for president, and has said he won’t vote for him. But that didn’t stop the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from creating the ad and adding more fire to the already contentious race in the 13th Congressional District.
That crosses a legal line, Jolly said. His attorneys wrote to local television stations, demanding they stop showing the ad because it portrays a false and misleading message.