White House airs more taxpayer-funded ads promoting Trump
The federal government has spent at least $1.7 million on television ads featuring President Donald Trump. Critics argue the taxpayer-funded ads may violate propaganda laws, while the White House maintains they are public service announcements.
The federal government has spent at least $1.7 million to air three different TV ads featuring President Donald Trump in recent days, according to an estimate from AdImpact, which tracks and analyzes political ad spending across television, digital and connected TV channels. Critics say the ads could violate federal propaganda law. The White House has defended them as “public service announcements” and drawn comparisons to past examples of administrations that created PSA's to highlight new…
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