Clinton ad shows Trump as callous to vets

A new ad from Hillary Clinton’s campaign questions Donald Trump’s respect for military veterans.

The video, released Tuesday, shows veterans silently watching footage of the GOP presidential nominee making controversial remarks about the military.

{mosads}“I know more about [the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria] than the generals do,” Trump says in one segment.

In another, he mocks Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) time as a prisoner of war, sarcastically saying “he’s a war hero because he was captured,” before derisively adding, “I like people that weren’t captured, OK?”

Trump also a question about the sacrifices he’s made by bragging about his real estate buildings. A reporter responds: “You think those are sacrifices?” 

“Our veterans deserve better,” the television commercial’s text concludes.

Former Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.), an Army veteran who fought in the Vietnam War, is one of the military members shown listening to Trump in the ad.

Cleland, who is now disabled, won both the Bronze and Silver Star medals for his actions during the conflict.

The ad will run nationwide on cable and in local markets across Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Nevada and Pennsylvania.

It’s release comes one day before Trump and Clinton are both appearing together in a “Commander in Chief” forum hosted by NBC’s Matt Lauer on Wednesday.

The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America are hosting the event, which will take place at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.