CNN: ‘God made Trump’ ad and at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaign
CNN obtained clips of 12 ads, and AdImpact estimated $2.5 million has already been spent on the campaign.
- The Trump administration created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of a controversial taxpayer-funded effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies.
- Customs and Border Protection funds the effort with $2.5 million already spent and $20 million allocated, though internal officials described the initiative as 'obviously illegal.'
- Specific spots include the 'God Made Trump' video, which aired during the Dallas midterm convention, and ads featuring perceived enemies like former Presidents Barack Obama and President Joe Biden.
- Lawmakers and advisers have criticized the campaign, though the White House defends the spots as public service announcements despite the controversy.
- While Congress has not yet acted to block the spending, Democrats gaining control of the House next year could provide subpoena power to investigate the campaign.
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The Independent (US)‘God Made Trump’ among president’s taxpayer-funded midterm ads
The White House has defended the ad campaign as ‘educational’ and ‘unapologetically patriotic’
CNN airs ‘God made Trump’ ad in full — then former Trump aide points out what the network may have just done
BS BULLETIN: CNN aired a taxpayer-funded Trump administration ad declaring “God made Trump” during Kasie Hunt’s Friday program. Hunt reacted with disbelief and said the government had crossed “some sort of Rubicon” by paying for the spots. Former Trump communications director Mike Dubke then suggested CNN may have just given the ad the free exposure Trump’s team wanted. CNN spent part of Friday afternoon examining the Trump administration’s taxp…
Trump’s Illegal Campaign Ads Are an Admission of Defeat
This week, one of the most talked-about stories has been President Donald Trump’s decision to spend taxpayer money on campaign ads that the administration is misleadingly characterizing as “public service announcements.” The move is vintage Trump in that the ads are both staggeringly corrupt—the administration is spending $20 million of the Department of Homeland Security’s money on them, in violation of the Hatch Act—and propagandizing slop. On…
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