- Republican Senate candidate John James' TV campaign ad briefly shows a swastika on a school noticeboard.
- James said the inclusion was inadvertent and a "terrible error" — "We should have caught this error and we didn’t, and there’s no excuse."
- James said the clip was stock footage and said he does "not approve of hatred or bigotry in any form."
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A Republican Senate candidate ran a campaign ad showing an easy-to-miss swastika, but now says it was a 'terrible error'
Michigan Republican Senate candidate John James' TV campaign ad briefly shows a swastika on a school noticeboard. James said the inclusion was a 'terrible error.' James, running against incumbent Debbie Stabenow, said it was stock footage and he does 'not approve of hatred or bigotry in any form.'
A Republican Senate candidate ran a campaign ad that briefly showed a swastika, which he says was only featured as the result of a "terrible error."
The ad for John James, a candidate in Michigan, shows an empty school hallway with a swastika pinned on the notice board as James talks, off-screen, about failing schools. James said the scene was stock footage, the Associated Press reported.
James said that the 30-second ad began airing two weeks ago and was already being phased out in favor of a new one when a left-leaning blog brought attention to the image on Monday.
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Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan, said that James and his team should have spotted the symbol.
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James, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump, said implying he supports racism is an "indication of how low people are willing to go" to keep him out of Congress.
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His opponent, is seeking her fourth term.
"I absolutely do not approve of hatred or bigotry in any form," he said.
James does not mention
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