Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for ads after bipartisan pushback
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“Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads”
The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.
Read at The New York Times – U.S.“Trump says Super Pac will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked outcry”
President’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, Trump characterized the ads, which cost at least $1.5m in federal funds, as “a positive promotion for our Great U.S.A.” and called them “a rather…
Read at The Guardian – World“Trump says taxpayers will no longer fund TV ads that praise him”
Move comes after ethics experts criticised three nationally broadcast ads and called for independent investigations.
Read at Al Jazeera English“Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for ads after bipartisan pushback”
The ads, which tout Trump and his policies, could have violated US laws barring public government funds being spent on political advertising.
Read at BBC News – World“Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads after backlash – US politics live”
President claims commercials were ‘positive promotion for our Great USA’ but says he will now cover their cost Sign up for Breaking News US email The Trump administration had faced questions over whether it illegally used taxpayer money to air television ads promoting Donald Trump five weeks before the US midterm elections. Two congressional Democrats, Jamie Raskin of Maryland and George Whitesides of California, asked federal watchdogs to investigate the ads. Donald Trump said he was “doing…
Read at The Guardian – World“After taxpayer-funded ads glorifying Trump sparked backlash, he says his super PAC will pay instead”
In a post on his social media site, President Donald Trump defended the ads, which cost at least $1.5 million in federal funds and have drawn intense criticism.
Read at PBS News“Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads”
A 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.
Read at The New York Times – U.S.What the reports add
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