The Missouri GOP Senate candidate faces accusations of promoting political violence in the advertisement.
A new campaign ad showing Missouri GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens going “RINO hunting” is getting backlash on social media, where critics have accused him of promoting political violence. In the video, Greitens, a former Missouri governor and Navy SEAL, is seen holding a gun while warning about RINOs. The term, which refers to “Republicans in name only”, is often used against the party’s more moderate members. Greitens describes them as feeding “off of corruption” and “marked by the stripes of cowardice.” The candidate, along with men wearing tactical military gear, barges into a home where they shoot their weapons. He then invites his supporters to “get a RINO hunting permit.”
“There’s no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesn’t expire until we save our country”, Greitens says. His campaign tweeted the video on Monday, alongside a link allowing campaign donors to receive a sticker that says “RINO hunting permit.
