New Jersey talk radio host Bill Spadea, a candidate in the state’s 2025 gubernatorial race, posted an ad showcasing an artificial intelligence voice mimicking his opponent about his old anti-Trump quotes.
Spadea’s primary opponent, Jack Ciattarelli, is the front-runner for the Republican nomination in the New Jersey race after his close loss to Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) in 2021.
Ciattarelli did not endorse President-elect Donald Trump until March, after going through his previous governor’s race without the support of the former president. The ad shown by Spadea’s campaign features a quote from nearly a decade ago in which Ciattarelli says, “Sitting silently and allowing [Trump] to embarrass our country is unacceptable. He is not fit to be president of the United States.”
After a variety of quotes featuring some anti-Trump sentiment from Ciattatrelli are shown, the ad ends with: “Jack Ciattarelli Anti-Trump Then. Jack Ciattarelli Anti-Trump Now.”
Ciattarelli’s campaign was upset by the use of …