An Ohio advertising company has apologized after a billboard of a fake, inappropriate image of Kamala Harris managed to be approved and put up alongside a highway.
The billboard depicted the vice president on her knees with her tongue out, and was reportedly seen by travelers heading westbound on Ohio 16 in Newark, Ohio. Next to Harris' image is a pro-Donald Trump billboard that implied he was defending Americans.
The billboard, which had been up since at least last Friday, was removed Sunday by Kennedy Outdoor Advertising after the company said it initially thought the ad was referring to Harris as a "crybaby" and did not pick up on the sexual message, as reported by the Newark Advocate.
"Once it was brought to our attention how vulgar the advertisement actually was, we immediately removed it," Clayton, a spokesperson for the advertising company, told the Advocate. "We don't condone anything like that, not in any way whatsoever. Whether we agree with it politically or not, we would never agree to do anything like that. That was definitely a mistake."
Clayton told the outlet that the company does not "always look and try to analyze every detail in the design" as they deal with a lot of artwork, and that ad was likely just reviewed by one person.
The billboard was paid for by Newark-based towing company, RK Towing. Clayton said a disclaimer about who the ad was paid for was printed in the corner, however it was not easily seen in photos shared online, leading the advertising company to receive dozens of threatening messages.
"We're ashamed of it," Clayton told the Advocate. "We don't want that up on our billboards. It's horrible."
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