Hillary Clinton just released her first ad directly attacking Donald Trump
Ahead of New York's April 19 primary, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton released a paid TV ad Monday that directly attacks not her primary opponent, Bernie Sanders, but Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.
It's the first ad of Clinton's that explicitly mentions Trump's name, rather than just alluding to him, Politico reports.
"With so much at stake, she's the one who's tough enough to stop Trump," the narrator says. Watch the full spot below. Julie Kliegman
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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
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