
Trump says he will pay for taxpayer-funded ads praising him after backlash
President Donald Trump said Monday that he or MAGA Inc.’s super political action committee would pay for a series of taxpayer-funded ads featuring him after more than a week of controversy.
Trump has faced bipartisan criticism for the spots, funded by taxpayer dollars, praising him. More than a dozen ads were developed, including one titled “God does Trump. In them, Asset commits to taking action against the “deep state” and other perceived enemies. The White House defended these spots as “educational.”
“The radical left is upset that I take ads, which I view as positive promotion for our great United States, and pay for them with American money. » Asset wrote on Truth Social. “It’s a pretty standard thing to do but, rather than do that, even though nothing will make them happy, I decided to do patriotic ads, among other things, and pay for them myself, and with the money I raised for MAGA, Inc.”
Democrats said the ads violated federal laws prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars for “advertising or propaganda purposes.” Democratic Representative. Jamie Raskin from Maryland to requested investigations in what he described as misappropriation of public money.
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