WASHINGTON — Trevor Reed, the Fort Worth native and Marine veteran who was imprisoned in Russia for almost three years, has thrown his support behind freshman Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, in a new video ad for the congressman, who’s running for reelection this Nov. 8.
The new 30-second campaign ad, released Sunday, features Reed as he talks about what U.S. officials declared a wrongful detention in Russia after his arrest in 2019.
“I sat in that Russian prison for almost 1,000 days,” Reed says in the ad. “I never thought I would see Texas or the United States again, but August Pfluger never gave up on me — just like he never left a man behind in battle. Today, I’m free because August never gives up on Americans, and he’ll never give up on you.”
