We’ve been reporting on this story from The Atlantic from “anonymous sources” claiming the president didn’t go to an American military cemetery in France two years ago, because he called military members “losers” and “suckers,” an obvious and transparent lie. The story has now been debunked six ways to Sunday by real people who are willing to go on the record and who were there at the time.

But this story dropped late Thursday night on the east coast. So we find it rather curious that the anti-Trump leftist group, “Vote Vets,” had this ad up early this morning, talking specifically about what was in the article, using the particular alleged terms, “losers” and “suckers.”

Video: pic.twitter.com/1g9H0h0Lng

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 4, 2020

VoteVets released this ad this morning. It interviews with Gold Star parents quoting what the Atlantic article alleges Trump says. Did they produce and place an ad that quickly, or did they know about the Atlantic story ahead of time? https://t.co/RshBqxXaZc

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) September 4, 2020

Not to mention immediately getting it on ‘Morning Joe.’

It had people smelling a rat and suggesting there may have been coordination.

The story came out at night on the east coast.

There's two people quoting the article in daylight.

This ad was produced before the article was published. https://t.co/3ZNlM9SQ8w

— RBe (@RBPundit) September 4, 2020

Coordination or not, The Atlantic spreading this easily disprovable story is despicable. Now, because of it, then the Gold Star families are told something hurtful.

The Daily Caller’s Chuck Ross got comment from Vote Vets. They claimed there wasn’t any coordination.

Comment from VoteVets on this. They say they had no advance knowledge of the Atlantic story. https://t.co/5OTXxgXVCv

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) September 4, 2020

How were they able to find those six Goldstar families and do interviews over night? Really? And had all the production values? Then they were able to get it on Morning Joe first thing?

It even has a “secure blue” link to donate to on the video.

The Democratic Super PAC American Bridge already has another ad out on this too and launching a $4 million ad buy in Midwestern battleground states to try to pitch to the Midwest that Trump doesn’t like the military. The ad features an alleged former Trump supporter military person now claiming he’ll be voting for Biden.

But unfortunately the story doesn’t have to be true. All that the Democrats need is for any in the middle to think it might be and hold their vote from Trump. That’s what Democrats are aiming for here.

HT: Twitchy