Governor Kay Ivey's latest campaign ad criticizing the Biden administration's immigration policy has caught the attention of the media and national Democrats.
In the 30-second spot, Ivey touts her efforts to push back against Biden's policies and said if faced with the possibility of having to learn Spanish because of lax border security, she says, "No way, Jose."
During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (R-Calif.) rejected the Ivey campaign commercial and declared it "plain racist ignorance."
"It is absolutely shameful that in this day and age, that we have people who think like that...who have access to the resources to purchase the kind of ads to just literally spill that kind of mess across our screens." @RepMaxineWaters on Alabama Gov.'s campaign ad #SundayShow pic.twitter.com/VSrbQMRJ3z
— The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (@TheSundayShow) April 17, 2022
"Let me just say this: this is plain racist ignorance, in your face," said Waters. "So when you talk about responding, it’s more like ignoring and keeping up the fight against racism and discrimination and making sure that we do everything that we can to get those who are elected out of office, elect progressive people.
"We don’t have time to deal with that kind of stupidity and that kind of ignorance. So it is absolutely shameful that in this day and age that we have people who think like that, who speak like that and who have access to the resources to purchase the kind of ads to just literally spill that kind of mess across our screens."
The Ivey campaign has yet to respond to requests for comment.
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