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The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will not refund taxpayers the $20 million it spent on national TV ads that have ostensibly been commercials of the president.
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that → sign → president
The spots showing Trump, some using old campaign footage, have aired during prime-time NFL games on major cable news outlets.
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some → show → outlets
All have been labeled 'Paid for by the US Government.
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All → label → Government
In one, Trump says, 'Together we will defeat communism, socialism, and Marxism in America.
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we → say → America
America will never be a communist country,' as JMSN's song 'Love Me' plays in the background.
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song → love → background
While the president reversed course and announced that money from his political group will pay for the ads, the U-turn may have come several lights too late.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers have been in an uproar over the TV ads.
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lawmakers → reverse → ads
After fielding questions about the ads since their rollout in late September, Trump announced on Monday evening that 'I have decided to do the Patriotic Ads, among others, and pay for them myself, and with money I raised for MAGA, Inc.'
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I → field → money
Over $10 million in taxpayer-funded ads have already run, according to estimates from the ad tracking service AdImpact.
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million → fund → service
The funds come from a $20 million US Department of Homeland Security contract for a 'National Media Campaign,' federal records show.
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records → come → Campaign
It was awarded to the Maryland-based firm LMD Agency.
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It → award → firm
A White House spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Mail on Tuesday that the funds used on the ads will not be reimbursed:
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funds → confirm → ads
'The President’s Truth was not referring to reimbursement.'
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Truth → refer → reimbursement
The White House said it will not reimburse taxpayers after spending $20 million on a national media contract that has already used over $10 million to run ads of Trump on TV
The ads show clips of the president, his administration and phrases such as 'America will never be a communist country'
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America → say → president
The $10 million ad blitz also showed many scenes of the US military and its equipment
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blitz → show → military
Presidential Public service announcements are nothing new,' a White House official said.
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official → say → ?
Administrations of both parties have used public service announcements to explain policy and make the case for the nation’s direction.'
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Administrations → use → direction
The White House has defended the spots as promoting America, not the president or Republicans.
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House → defend → America
The administration has argued the move has precedent, noting how Barack Obama's administration spent taxpayer dollars promoting its policies such as the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
The Obama administration's spending on public relations contracts reached over $4.4 billion, according to the US Government Accountability Office.
Every presidential administration since at least George W Bush has run ads promoting its policies, the official noted, so too did leaders of long ago, such as Franklin D Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
But the White House's justifications have not won over even the president's closest allies, particularly given the timing, coming weeks before the 2026 midterm elections.
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justifications → argue → elections
'It’s a great message.
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It → ’ → ?
I like the message.
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I → like → message
But it shouldn’t be paid for with taxpayer dollars,' said Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
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Thune → pay → dollars
Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he wished the ads were not funded with taxpayer dollars
Democratic Senators sent a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin decrying the ad blitz as 'ilegal' and demanded a refund
Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins, who is in a tight re-election race, called the move 'illegal,' while outgoing North Carolina GOP Senator Thom Tillis, declared of the campaign: 'I hate it.'
Democrats have gone into a frenzy over the matter, sending a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin expressing their fury.
The memo to the secretary called the ads 'illegal and a shockingly corrupt misuse of taxpayer dollars.'
The Democrats also demanded that DHS repay the money spent on what are effectively Trump ads.
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what → say → money
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