White House Defends Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ad Campaign
publishers 13articles 13first reported 29 Sep, 02:00 UTC
The White House defended the Trump administration’s use of taxpayer money for television advertisements featuring President Trump ahead of the midterm elections. Trump said the ads promote the country rather than himself or another candidate, adding that he would repay the money if the spending were found to be improper.
CBS News reported that multiple Senate Republicans criticized the use of public funds for the campaign. Sen. Thom Tillis compared the advertisements to messaging that might be aired by Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán.
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