U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., candidate for governor, said she wants to terminate Chattanooga’s sister city program with China in an effort to protect Tennesseans from the country and communist influence.
Advancing communism and Chinese influence threaten Tennesseans’ way of life, Blackburn said in an interview Wednesday, the same day a new ad for her campaign for governor aired.
In the 30-second ad, Blackburn, 74, appears in the foreground at a restaurant table with soy sauce, a menu, a bowl of fortune cookies and chopsticks. Behind her is what looks like a restaurant booth, red lanterns, a pail container often associated with Chinese takeout food in America, a Japanese lucky cat and scrolls with Chinese calligraphy.
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Although the ad includes “Trump True” in the opening tagline, Blackburn said, no, she is not expecting an endorsement from President Donald Trump.