Veteran group targets Trump where they know he'll be watching — Morning Joe

The progressive veterans PAC VoteVets has released a firm ad demanding President Donald Trump start acting like a "legitimate president." But to ensure Trump will actually see it, "we're debuting this ad on @Morning_Joe and taking it to other morning shows you watch, too!" the organization tweeted at the president Monday morning.

Trump reportedly turns on his TV before 6 a.m. every morning to watch his shows, and oftentimes tweets his reactions to what he hears. "President Trump, I hear you watch the morning shows," an Afghanistan war veteran says in the VoteVets ad. "Here's what I do every morning."

VoteVets Vice Chair Peter Kauffmann said in a statement: "Since the White House comment line is down, and Donald Trump hasn't set up that veterans hotline he promised, we're going to where we know Donald Trump is listening — Morning Joe, and the other shows that he obsesses over. He's going to hear the message of this ad again and again. We're officially putting Trump on notice."

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VoteVets thinks it's working, too, noting that three minutes after their ad aired Monday, Trump slammed "any negative polls" as being "fake news."