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Trump won't reimburse government for controversial ads

Trump said Monday he would pay for the controversial, taxpayer funded “Patriotic Ads” himself.

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Trump says Super Pac will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked outcryPresident’s U-turn comes after Democrats and Republicans condemned use of tax dollars for pro-Trump ads Donald Trump said on Monday he would pay for taxpayer-funded, pro-Trump ads “with money I raised for MAGA, Inc.”, a political action committee, after the television advertisements glorifying himself sparked a major backlash. In a social media post,…

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Trump will not reimburse federal government for taxpayer-funded advertisementsTrump has spent about $11.6 million on ads promoting himself using funds from the Department of Homeland Security.

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