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Biden for President
Biden for President
"Moment" +
:30 ad announced Nov. 12, 2019 run on broadcast and digital in Iowa.
Biden (voiceover):
I'm
Joe
Biden
and
I
approve
this message.
[Music] Male announcer: We
live in the most dangerous moment in a generation, our world set on
edge by an erratic, unstable president.
Dictators and tyrants are praised, our allies pushed aside.
This is a moment that requires [music up tempo] strong,
steady, stable leadership.
We need someone tested and trusted around the world.
This is a moment for Joe Biden a president with the experience to
lead on day one.
Notes: From the Nov. 12, 2019
press release...
133 Former National Security Officials
Endorse
Joe Biden in an Unprecedented Show of Support
A group of 133 former national security, foreign service, and military
officials who have served in nearly every major national security
institution across seven administrations are endorsing
Joe Biden for President today.
The size and breadth of today’s cohort of endorsers highlight both the
extreme threat that Donald Trump poses to our nation and our world, and
the widespread belief among those who’ve devoted their lives to keeping
America safe that Biden is the candidate best prepared to
step in as commander in chief, restore our global standing, and once
again put Americans’ security ahead of politics.
Today’s endorsers include dozens of former deputy, under, and assistant
secretaries of Defense, State, and Homeland Security and other national
security departments and agencies; and scores of former ambassadors,
career foreign service officers, and other top national security and
intelligence officials.
Among them are former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, former
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor Lisa Monaco, former
Deputy CIA Director and Deputy National Security Advisor Avril Haines,
former Under Secretary of State Nick Burns, and former Assistant
Secretary of State Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
“Joe Biden knows that U.S. security depends on strong U.S.
leadership. He has the knowledge, experience, and credibility necessary
to protect our national security and advance our democratic values in
an increasingly chaotic and complex world,” said Lisa Monaco,
former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to President
Obama.
“When he was Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he
gave me unstinting support in the final stages of my negotiation of the
U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement which required two votes in the
Congress,” said Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former Under Secretary
of State and Ambassador to NATO and to Greece. “And when I was
Ambassador to NATO, he was equally supportive in helping us to rally
Europe to our side after 9/11, on Russia and the expansion of NATO
itself. No member of Congress was more helpful and more knowledgeable
about foreign and defense policy than Joe Biden.
Joe Biden has the experience in the White House and Senate to
keep us safe and to lead us towards a more positive and peaceful
future. That’s why I am proud to support Joe Biden for
President and to be part of his historic campaign.”
“America’s standing in the world and our ability to advance the
interests and values of the American people have taken a big hit these
past three years. We need a new president in 2020, and Vice
President Biden is the best candidate to bring us back to
stable ground, repair the damage done, and restore our place in the
world from his first day in office,” said Antony Blinken, former
Deputy Secretary of State and Deputy National Security Advisor, now a
senior advisor to Biden’s campaign. “Vice
President Biden knows the leaders and knows the issues, and
he can immediately pick up the phone to start fixing the damage that
President Trump has done. I’ve seen him over decades around the world,
in eye-to-eye meetings with our nation’s toughest rivals and closest
allies, and working hand-in-hand with our diplomats and our military.
He has put country before personal or partisan interests throughout his
career. The public servants who join me in supporting him today know
that the Vice President has the experience to keep this nation’s more
than 320 million people safe from day one. And they know that he’s
devoted to rebuilding American leadership – not as a slogan, but as a
beacon of democracy, human rights, and hope for people around the
world.”
Earlier today, Biden for President released “Moment,” a
new ad that
will
air across broadcast and digital in Iowa
that highlights how our nation is in crisis with Trump in the White
House and that the country needs Joe Biden to restore
respected leadership on the world stage and dignified leadership at
home. The ad will air in top Iowa television markets and
statewide on digital platforms like Hulu, YouTube, and more.