Dennis Quaid and gospel singer CeCe Winans will appear in Trump’s $ 300 million new “Defeat Despair COVID-19” ad campaign that aims to “restore hope” amid the pandemic and will air before the election.
- Dennis Quaid will appear in the HHS ‘COVID-19 ad campaign, which addresses the government’s response to the pandemic
- The actor, who has expressed his support for the president, will be joined by gospel singer CeCe Winans
- Dr. Oz and country singer Garth Brooks have also been contacted for the roles
- The $ 300 million taxpayer-funded effort was led by HHS spokesperson Michael Caputo, at Trump’s request
Dennis Quaid is set to appear in President Trump’s new $ 300 million coronavirus awareness campaign that is scheduled to air ahead of the presidential election.
The Hollywood actor, who has previously expressed support for the president, is among the many celebrities who will participate in the Department of Health and Human Services ads titled “ Defeat Despair, ” which will address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officials have described the project as an “immediate surge in advertising and public awareness” and it is being funded through funds previously allocated to the CDC. Politico mentioned.
Dennis Quaid is set to appear in President Trump’s new $ 300 million coronavirus awareness campaign
Quaid will be joined by gospel singer CeCe Winans, and HHSD has also contacted Dr. Muhammad Oz and country singer Garth Brooks for roles.
The ads will consist of video interviews between the stars and the Trump administration discussing the government’s response to the pandemic.
The sources clarified that the campaign aims to “restore hope” and combat depression portrayed by the media.
The taxpayer-funded effort was led by HHS spokesman Michael Caputo, who announced this week that he had been diagnosed with cancer.
HS spokesman Michael Caputo, who announced this week that he had been diagnosed with cancer, is leading the projected project at Trump’s request.
In a video posted on Facebook last week, Caputo said that the ad campaign “ was asked by the President of the United States. Personally.’
Caputo claimed that Democrats and “left-wing scholars” are against the effort, because they “cannot bear any good news for us before November because they are already losing.”
He said, “They will come after me because I’m going to put $ 250 million in ads on the air.”
The country’s governing health authority, CDC, is not participating in the public health campaign, according to Politico.
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