Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find

Federal records indicate the Trump administration moved $20 million into a Customs and Border Protection budget line to fund political ads.
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. The Trump administration recently moved the funds into a U.S. Customs and Border Protection budget line intended […]
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