Thune: Ads promoting Trump political message 'shouldn’t be paid for by taxpayer dollars'
Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that President Trump's recent ads should not be funded by taxpayer dollars. Thune expressed concern over the use of public funds for content that mirrors political campaign messaging.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday that while he likes President Trump’s new ads pledging to “cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists,” they “shouldn’t be paid for by taxpayer dollars.” Thune warned Trump about using taxpayer money for ads that resemble the political ads he ran online during the 2024 presidential...
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