10/10/2026
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) is facing right-wing backlash over an ad featuring a White man playing video games who got off welfare thanks to the state’s work requirement.
Several conservative personalities lashed out against the ad on social media for depicting “Brad,” who chooses not to work and plays video games on his couch instead, over the right-wing stereotypes of women and people of color living off of government assistance.
“This Republican ad calling out welfare leeches uses a young white male named ‘Brad’ as the villain. Meanwhile, back in reality, women are significantly more likely to be on welfare than men. And black people are astronomically more likely to be on welfare than white people. So the number of single young white male ‘Brads’ abusing the welfare system is minuscule,” posted Matt Walsh. “Practically non-existent. But of course Republicans don’t have the balls to do this ad with ‘Shaniqua’ as the villain. Even though that would actually be an accurate portrayal of the problem at hand.”
Failed far-right Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback also disliked the ad and threw in some misogyny with his racism.
“White men named Brad don’t typically commit welfare fraud,” Fishback wrote. “I’d recommend you start with the baby-momma with a BMW who just got back from her Carnival Cruise.”
SOURCE:
https://newrepublic.com/post/215973/maga-furious-republican-huckabee-sanders-ad-white-man-welfare