Democratic appropriators accuse White House of using CBP funds for Trump political ads

House Democrats have accused the White House of improperly using Customs and Border Protection funds to finance political advertisements for President Trump ahead of the November elections.
Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee accused the White House of using Customs and Border Protection (CBP) funding to air political ads just weeks out from the November midterm elections. President Trump has received pushback from across the aisle after launching a 30-second commercial in which he said, “Together we will defeat communism, socialism and...
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