Hakeem Jeffries has one question after President Donald Trump offered to [pay every American $5,000 if Republicans hold the House and Senate](/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-midterm-convention-bribe-speech-analysis-b3047688.html): Are you ready for some payback?
The House minority leader and would-be speaker launched a five-figure ad buy to appear across digital platforms and “specifically an NFL focused audience,” according to a release from Jeffries’s team. The ad comes as the Los Angeles Rams will play against the San Francisco 49ers on Netflix during the first week of the NFL.
The [first night of the convention played parallel to the first game of the NFL season](/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-midterm-convention-headline-speech-b3047349.html), which was a Super Bowl rematch between the New England Patriots and defending champions the Seattle Seahawks.
The ad features the president talking about talking about how the United States has entered a “golden age,” under his presidency.
“Look around,” Jeffries narrates in the ad. “Grocery prices up. Gas up. Health insurance premiums — up in some cases a thousand dollars or more.”