Trump drops 'Mourning In America' campaign ad

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday released a campaign ad entitled "Mourning In America" that focuses on the nation's economic and social woes under President Joe Biden.

The ad begins with an alarm clock and shows the caption "Morning In America," but quickly adjusts the text to read "mourning," before outlining the adverse impact of the Biden administration on the country.

"Thanks to Joe Biden, our borders are now wide open for all to come, our schools free from parental involvement, mediocre male athletes now given the opportunity to compete unfairly," a narrator states, before transitioning to ongoing economic hardships affecting the country.

"Under Biden's unprecedented inflation, the hope of home ownership gone and young adults forced to abandon seeking the American dream to live in their parents' basement longer," the speaker continues.

"Biden's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan left billions in weapons behind and American lives taken," the ad continues. "Our police ranks now shrinking, yet Biden spends billions creating an army of 80,000 new IRS agents."

"Why we would ever accept the incompetence and weakness of Biden when we could have the freedom, security, and economic prosperity we enjoyed just three hears ago?" it concludes, while panning to myriad images of Trump.

Such messaging could become a recurring theme in Trump's bid to reclaim the White House, as polling data has shown voters largely view his handling of the economy more favorably than that of Biden.

Trump and Biden are currently neck and neck, with the former president enjoying a modest, 0.7%, lead over his successor in the RealClearPolitics polling average.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.