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Latino group — not conservatives — behind new anti-Trump ad By Ed O'Keefe September 11 at 3:17 PM He's being targeted. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) When news leaked this week of plans to quietly produce videos attacking Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump, some thought that rival conservatives could be behind the project. They're not. As The Washington Post first reported, an unknown group was planning to film a “smear video” about Trump featuring actors of Hispanic or Asian backgrounds solemnly reading short lines against a white background. Word of the production came as organizations including the Club for Growth, a top conservative group, have started reaching out to GOP donors in hopes of building a multi-million dollar ad campaign against Trump. But this mysterious video project was the work of Democrats, not Republicans. The Latino Victory Project -- co-founded by Democratic National Committee chairman Henry Munoz and the actress Eva Longoria -- paid for the production of the ads, which surfaced in English and Spanish on Friday. [ Private group seeks minority actors for Trump ‘smear video’] As promised, the videos feature actors reading lines said by Trump and other Republican presidential hopefuls, including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. Cristóbal J. Alex, president of the Latino Victory Project, officially announced the project on Friday, saying in a statement that "Latinos are disgusted by the outrageous claims made by 2016 presidential hopefuls, who are trying to marginalize our community for their own gains. If this is what the candidates are saying, what policies will they put in place if elected? Our community has the power to decide the election, and we need to make sure that our voices are heard so that our leaders reflect our values." The group said that the new ads are the start of a sustained advertising and mobilization campaign against GOP presidential hopefuls who use offensive rhetoric when discussing immigration and immigrants.