Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, a Florida Republican running for reelection, has released a campaign ad telling 
Donald Trump that his immigration enforcement has gone "too far." Salazar is defending her seat in a competitive South Florida district with just over six weeks left until Election Day, PBS NewsHour reported.
What does the ad say? "Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far," Salazar says in the ad, which PBS NewsHour reported takes aim at Trump's deportation campaign. The ad, released Thursday, is a notable break from a president who endorsed her, The Hill reported, with Salazar saying Immigration and Customs Enforcement has gone too far by arresting people without criminal records. "The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today," she says in the clip.
How did the president and his administration respond? One day after her campaign rolled out the ad, Trump said he still supports Salazar but disagrees with her on immigration, The Hill reported. "She obviously doesn't have a very strong feeling about the border. I do," he told reporters when asked about the video. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin also responded to the ad on Friday, defending the administration's immigration policy.
Where does the ad fit in the campaign? Some Republicans have begun to subtly tweak their campaign messages to play down their connection to Trump as they compete in close races against Democrats, PBS NewsHour reported. Salazar has joined GOP candidates in battleground districts who have taken a bolder approach by publicly breaking with the president. Two Iowa Republicans, for example, voted this week with Democrats and a few other dissident members of their party on an Iran war powers resolution.
Figures referenced: Donald Trump. — JudgeMarket.
