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You’re Not Getting Your Money Back for Trump’s Illegal Campaign Ads

The Trump administration won’t be reimbursing Americans for its $20 million, taxpayer-funded, pro–Donald Trump propaganda ads. The issue was raised to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation . “Money that was allocated by Congress to Customs and Border Patrol was used to purchase roughly $20 million in ads that have…

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Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorialsThe Trump administration is airing campaign-style television ads using money Congress approved for border security upgrades, efforts to combat drug trafficking and memorials for officers killed in the line of duty, according to federal spending records.

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A Trump 2024 campaign ad returns, now brought to you by the governmentSome ethics experts have argued that the Trump administration is violating federal laws banning the use of taxpayer dollars for propaganda.

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