The Democratic National Committee is putting new billboards outside rural hospitals as part of a messaging campaign attacking President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill that was signed into law earlier this month.
The DNC’s billboards will be visible outside of rural hospitals that have closed or cut back services in Silex, Missouri; Columbus, Indiana; Stilwell, Oklahoma; and Missoula, Montana. The billboards all start with “Under Trump’s Watch” before detailing closure issues at the hospital. For example, passerby in Montana will see “Under Trump’s Watch, Providence St. Patrick Hospital Is Closing Its Maternity Center.”
The billboards are part of the organization’s messaging campaign “to show how Trump’s policies are hurting the people who voted for him the most,” according to a press release first shared with NOTUS. The billboards have “TrumpTax.com” repeatedly in a banner at the top; the website reads “Taking Money Out of Our Pockets to Give Handouts to the Rich” and offers bullet points on “If you’re not a billionaire, you’re getting screwed over. Here’s how.”