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Trump says taxpayers will no longer fund TV ads that praise him

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President Donald Trump announced that he would cease using taxpayer funds for television ads featuring himself following criticism from lawmakers and ethics experts. These campaign-style spots cost at least $1.5 million in federal funds and aired before the November midterm elections, prompting calls for independent investigations into their appropriateness. In his social media post, Trump defended the advertisements as a positive promotion for America but stated that future ads would be funded by him or his political war chest, MAGA PAC.
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On October 5, US President Donald Trump announced he would cease using taxpayer funds for TV advertisements promoting his administration ahead of the November congressional elections, after facing bipartisan criticism over their use of public money. The ads, which featured messages like "America will never be a communist country" and images of Mount Rushmore, were funded by the government and faced backlash from lawmakers questioning their legality as they resembled political campaign spots rather than typical public service announcements. Critics argued that taxpayer dollars should not be used to promote Trump's political agenda. In response to this pushback, Trump stated on his social media platform Truth Social that he would now fund such ads through personal funds or money raised by the MAGA political committee. The total cost of these taxpayer-funded ads was at least $1.5 million.

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Trump said he considered the advertisements to be “a positive promotion for our Great U.S.A.”, but that they would no longer be funded by taxpayers but by either him or his MAGA PAC, MAGA Inc. is Trump’s political war chest and had amassed more than $400m by the end of July.
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🔮 United States President Donald Trump has said he will stop using taxpayer funds for television advertisements featuring him after widespread criticism of the campaign-style spots.
2026-10-06 · Al Jazeera
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United States President Donald Trump has said he will stop using taxpayer funds for television advertisements featuring him after widespread criticism of the campaign-style spots. asserted
he → say → spots
In a post on his social media site on Monday, Trump defended the advertisements, which cost at least $1.5m in federal funds and were aired ahead of the US November midterm elections. asserted
which → defend → elections
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approval → hit → midterms
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that → pursue → prices
Trump said he considered the advertisements to be “a positive promotion for our Great U.S.A.”, but that they would no longer be funded by taxpayers but by either him or his MAGA PAC, MAGA Inc. is Trump’s political war chest and had amassed more than $400m by the end of July. asserted
Inc. → say → July
The announcement came as ethics experts and lawmakers from both parties have criticised the three nationally broadcast advertisements and called for independent investigations. asserted
experts → come → investigations
The advertisements have run during football games as recently as Sunday and during other programming. asserted
advertisements → run → programming
One features Trump declaring that “America will never be a communist country”, while a chorus repeats the words “love me”. asserted
chorus → feature → me
Another combines images of Mount Rushmore with footage of Trump praising a “golden age of America”. asserted
Trump → combine → America
The advertisements end with a disclaimer saying they were paid for by the US government. asserted
they → end → government
Democratic lawmakers said last month that the White House transferred $20m in Homeland Security Department funds to air the advertisements, including one that closely resembles a 2024 Trump campaign ad, and sought independent probes. asserted
that → say → probes
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday called for an independent investigation, calling it a “staggering misuse of public funding and breach of public trust” after the calls for a probe. asserted
Bonta → call → probe
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, a Republican named to his position by Trump, last week said the advertisements were appropriate and rejected a request to investigate them. asserted
advertisements → name → them
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