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2026-10-01 08:02
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White House defends Trump's use of taxpayer money for ad campaign
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- CBS NewsLean left
The White House defended the Trump administration's use of taxpayer dollars for a series of TV ads promoting President Trump in the run-up to the midterm elections. Nancy Cordes reports.
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President Trump’s new government-funded ads pledging to “cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists” are getting strong pushback from Senate Republicans who are warning the president not to use taxpayer money to promote himself in such a brazenly political way.
Watch at youtube.com → - RealClearPoliticsLean right
But as brazen and authoritarian as the provenance of these ad spots are, they seem likely to backfire.
Read at realclearpolitics.com → - Washington ExaminerLean right
The White House has tapped a pot of federal taxpayer dollars meant for Customs and Border Protection to fund advertisements promoting President Donald Trump. Sen.
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CBS NewsLean left
White House defends Trump's use of taxpayer money for ad campaign
Read at cbsnews.com →RealClearPoliticsLean right
Trump Is Using Taxpayer Money for Illegal Propaganda
Read at realclearpolitics.com →Washington ExaminerLean right
Trump administration using border money to pay for for taxpayer-funded ads
Read at washingtonexaminer.com →NewsmaxRight
White House Defends Taxpayer-Funded TV Ads as Public Service Campaign - Newsmax
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White House defends taxpayer-funded Trump TV ads as bipartisan opposition grows | Sunrise
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