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Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP

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Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5 million in advertisements promoting President Donald Trump. The spending has drawn criticism from various sources, including members of the GOP.

The White House has spent days fiercely defending three taxpayer-funded advertisements that glorify President Donald Trump and are nearing at least $1.5 million in public spending, calling them public service announcements like those used in past administrations. “Don’t let the Fake News get away with their lies about our epic Public Service Announcements that have...

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