**New Ad Criticizes Trump with Stark Warnings from Former Allies**

A new political advertisement airing ahead of the upcoming election features a montage of striking scenes from former President Donald J. Trump’s past, set against a backdrop of ominous music. The ad opens with images of Trump standing outside a New York City courtroom, where earlier this year he was found to have committed civil fraud.

The timeline of the ad scrolls back to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and shows him in the Situation Room in 2019. On this day, U.S. soldiers raided an ISIS leader’s compound in Syria. He is flanked by then-Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A stark warning in white letters materializes over this image: "Trump is not fit to be president again."

The advertisement continues to juxtapose photos of Trump with these men, including his former national security adviser John R. Bolton, along with clips from recent television interviews. In these interviews, the former officials deliver severe criticisms of Trump and caution about the dangers if he were to be re-elected.

Subtitles accompany the visuals to reinforce the message. Pence is quoted from the CBS show "Face the Nation," stating, "I CANNOT in good conscience ENDORSE DONALD TRUMP this year." Meanwhile, Bolton is shown on CNN declaring, "The only thing he cares about IS DONALD TRUMP."

The ad revisits Trump's 2016 pledge to choose only the best people for his administration, and pointedly reminds viewers of the warnings now being issued by those very individuals who once served closely with him.