Donald Trump had meant to go after Hillary Clinton in his latest Instagram attack ad, but he ultimately ended up offending a different foe entirely — Russia.
The 15-second ad shows Russian President Vladimir Putin performing some sort of martial arts followed by a shot of ISIS executioner "Jihadi John" pointing a gun at the camera:
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