ATLANTA — We’re learning how a new political ad is impacting a metro Atlanta woman and her family.
The ad spotlights a case about the murder of a California journalist and video of his murder scene.
The family spoke exclusively with Channel 2′s Audrey Washington.
“I can’t watch it again, it’s just so devastating,” Lorelei Waqia said about the ad.
Waqia said she never thought she’d have to relive the most painful moment in her life, the day a man killed her brother Chauncey Bailey.
She said the memories are now flooding back.
“I’m sorry. Whew. I didn’t think it would affect me like that again,” Waqia said to Washington as she tried to watch the new Donald Trump for President political ad.
This week, the Trump campaign began airing a political ad that featured the murder of Bailey, a journalist in Oakland, California.
“To know it’s being weaponized, it’s just very disheartening,” Waqia explained.
Washington reached out to the Trump campaign about the ad. In a lengthy statement, a campaign member defended the ad, saying: “As district attorney, Harris’ office reportedly inflated its conviction rate by offering plea deals to defendants accused of serious crimes.”