The NRA is spending $2 million on Benghazi ads for Trump

The NRA supports Donald Trump in this Benghazi advertisement.
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Following the group's endorsement of Donald Trump in May, the National Rifle Association's Victory Fund is now putting its money where its mouth is by launching a $2 million advertising campaign in six battleground states that hammers Hillary Clinton for the U.S. mission in Benghazi.

In the ad, Marine Corps veteran Mark Geist, who fought in Libya, urges voters to do "their part" by voting against Clinton. "A lot of people say they're not going to vote this November because their candidate didn't win. Well, I know some people who won't be voting this year either," Geist says from an oversaturated cemetery:

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.