Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional AdsA day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.The New York Times20h agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomytaxpayer funded ads controversy
Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOPAdImpact says three taxpayer-funded ads promoting President Donald Trump are nearing a cost of at least $1.5 million. The White House defends them as public service announcements. But the Republican...SFGATE9d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyJohn ThuneDonald Trumptaxpayer funded ads controversy
Trump personally helped orchestrate taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself and his policies, source saysPresident Donald Trump has personally driven the controversial, tax-payer funded video ads promoting himself and his administration’s policies, including helping select the imagery and videos used, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.Cable News Network9d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyDonald Trumptaxpayer funded ads controversy