“Unexpected Family Ties: Politician’s Bold Move to Borrow Friend’s Wife and Kids for Campaign Sparks Controversy!”
The footage was reportedly featured on the National Republican Campaign Committee’s website and the candidate’s YouTube channel.
Derrick Anderson, a Republican candidate running for the House of Representatives in Virginia, posed for an ad with “the wife and children of a longtime friend”
Image credits: DerrickforVA
Anderson announced this month that he is engaged to his girlfriend, Maggie. A photo of the couple posted September 6 on X (formerly known as Twitter) confirms that she is not the woman featured in the ads.
According to Anderson’s campaign website, the Republican candidate “lives in Spotsylvania County with his dog, Ranger, a Dalmatian.” He does not have any children of his own.
Footage showing Anderson sitting at a table and talking to the woman and her three daughters was posted on his YouTube channel
Image credits: DerrickforVA
Responding to the Time’s decision to focus on the footage, a spokesman for Anderson said, “Derrick’s opponent and every other candidate in America are in similar pictures and video with supporters of all kinds.”Ă‚Â
The spokesman denied that Anderson attempted to present the individuals as his family, adding that the video simply featured Anderson “with female supporters and their kids.”
Anderson is engaged to a woman named Maggie, and photos shared by the candidate confirm she is not the woman in the video
Image credits: DerrickforVA
New: Republican candidate for Congress Derrick Anderson posed for photos with the wife and children of one of his friends, apparently to appear like they are his family.
They are not his family.https://t.co/wIzrEnKKdi pic.twitter.com/jNxORdlUJd
