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Trump backs down on his taxpayer-funded political ads after fiery pushback

In an abrupt reversal, President Donald Trump backed down from his plan to push nationwide, politically charged "public service announcements" at taxpayer expense — and said they would instead be funded through his super PAC. "The Radical Left is upset with the fact that I am taking Ads, which I consider to be a positive promotion for our Great U.S.A.,…

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