Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up
First reported 29 Sept, 16:18 UTCUpdated 3d ago8 sources
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President Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing ahead of the midterms — with more to come, Axios has learned. "This is just the beginning," an administration official told Axios. Why it matters: The seemingly partisan nature of the taxpayer-funded ads — which come a…
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The spots, including a recycled campaign ad, are funded by taxpayers and present the president as a hero The US government is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to get a blatantly partisan message in front of voters as the midterm elections loom. And while these TV ads aren’t explicitly campaign ads, they might as…
President Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing ahead of the midterms — with more to come, Axios has learned. "This is just the beginning," an administration official told Axios. Why it matters: The seemingly partisan nature of the taxpayer-funded ads — which come a…
The president has kept on the right side of the law in several recent controversies, from talk of sending ICE to polling places to trying to deport Mahmoud Khalil, writes Jed Rubenfeld.
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- New FCC and FTC Complaint Demands Broadcasters Cease Airing Trump’s Illegal Taxpayer-Funded Ads (opens Common Dreams in a new tab)
Following the appearance of a second television ad boosting the image of President Donald Trump and paid for by government funds, Public Citizen filed a complaint with the FCC, FTC, individual broadcasters urging media companies to immediately stop airing the ad. Public Citizen also filed a second complaint with the…
- Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up (opens Axios in a new tab)
President Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing ahead of the midterms — with more to come, Axios has learned. "This is just the beginning," an administration official told Axios. Why it matters: The seemingly partisan nature of the taxpayer-funded ads — which come a…
- Are Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Ads Legal? (opens The Free Press in a new tab)
The president has kept on the right side of the law in several recent controversies, from talk of sending ICE to polling places to trying to deport Mahmoud Khalil, writes Jed Rubenfeld.
- Homeland Security Taps $20M In Taxpayer Funds For Pro-Trump Ads (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump.
- Democrats Demand Those Behind Trump Ads Face Legal Action (opens The Daily Beast in a new tab)
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/The White House Top Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin is calling for an independent investigation and potential legal action against members of the Trump administration for taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads. Three television spots promoting President Donald Trump have…
- Americans are paying millions for a batch of pro-Trump ads (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
The spots, including a recycled campaign ad, are funded by taxpayers and present the president as a hero The US government is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to get a blatantly partisan message in front of voters as the midterm elections loom. And while these TV ads aren’t explicitly campaign ads, they might as…
- FCC chief: Taxpayer-funded ads touting Trump ‘don’t raise any red flags’ (opens The Hill in a new tab)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) head Brendan Carr swatted away concerns about a pro-Trump TV advertisement billed as a public service announcement that sparked outrage from Democrats and government watchdogs this week. The ad, paid for by the U.S. government, blasts communism, socialism and Marxism in the U.S…
- Trump takes his taxpayer funded ads to the airwaves of hated rivals CNN and MS NOW (opens The Independent in a new tab)
The Trump administration has shelled out upwards of $2.87 million on the controversial ads
