--- title: Donald Trump: Attack Ads Target Trump University description: A group released new television ads accusing Donald Trump of taking advantage of Trump University enrollees. canonical: https://time.com/4239593/donald-trump-university-ads/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-26T22:06:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:49:29.499Z article:section: Politics og:title: New Anti-Donald Trump Ads Feature Trump University Customers og:description: "I was trumped by Trump" og:url: https://time.com/4239593/donald-trump-university-ads/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2cc23940cdbc4409/69887f53cf40a85677c422b1/donald-trump-trump-university.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5069 og:image:height: 2851 og:image:alt: donald trump trump university og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: New Anti-Donald Trump Ads Feature Trump University Customers twitter:description: "I was trumped by Trump" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2cc23940cdbc4409/69887f53cf40a85677c422b1/donald-trump-trump-university.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # New Anti-Donald Trump Ads Feature Trump University Customers > Sponsored content. 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The American Future Fund has committed more than $3 million to airing the ads, [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/26/politics/conservative-group-donald-trump-campaign/) reports. The ad comes a day after rival Republican Marco Rubio took aim at Trump over Trump University, which bills itself as a school where aspiring real estate moguls can learn the billionaire’s secrets to success. But [Trump University has long been criticized](http://time.com/4101290/what-the-legal-battle-over-trump-university-reveals-about-its-founder/) and Trump faces several lawsuits alleging that the company defrauded its students. “I was trumped by Trump,” says Bob, a character at the center of one ad. “I paid $35,000 at Trump University and all I got was a picture of myself with a cut out of Donald Trump.” Trump has pushed back against recent criticism over Trump University by saying he won most of the lawsuits regarding it. See more of the ads below. ## Transcript Donald Trump accused of fraud and slapped with a $ 40 million lawsuit. Going after his Trump University, which offered classes in real estate. I was Trumped by Trump. I was duped by the Donald. I paid $ 35 thousand in Trump University, and all I got was a picture of myself For the cutout of Donald Trump. I never heard from anybody at Trump University about giving me a list of hard money lenders, and they never contacted me to give me the opportunity to purchase any real estate owned by Donald Trump. I was scammed because I believed in Donald Trump, and please don't fall for the same line that I fell for. He can make people believe practically anything. We should definitely get out money back, because it was a phony scam. 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