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Trump Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Ads

The Trump administration's use of federal funds to pay for television advertisements promoting the president has drawn bipartisan criticism and scrutiny.

7 stories · since Sep 23

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1Trump defends taxpayer-funded pro-Trump…2–4NYT: Trump Personally Directed Taxpayer…5Trump rolls out $90 Medicare checks to 20…6Disney, ABC sue Trump's FCC over free…7DHS Kept Airing Pro-Trump Ads After…
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How the narrative developed 7 stories

  1. Oct 11

  2. 7 DHS Kept Airing Pro-Trump Ads After Judge's Ban, DOJ Then Claims Compliance

    197 pieces of coverage since Oct 10 newest coverage 3h agosummary written 1d ago197 pieces33k likes & upvotes2.9k comments
  3. Oct 6

  4. 6 Disney, ABC sue Trump's FCC over free speech protections

    52 pieces of coverage since Oct 5 newest coverage 6d agosummary written 7d ago52 pieces2.4k likes & upvotes126 comments
  5. Sep 30

  6. 5 Trump rolls out $90 Medicare checks to 20 million seniors ahead of midterms

    232 pieces of coverage since Sep 29 newest coverage 7d agosummary written 8d ago232 pieces6.3k likes & upvotes3.1k comments
  7. Sep 25

  8. 4 NYT: Trump Personally Directed Taxpayer Money for Pro-Trump TV Ads

    44 pieces of coverage since Sep 25 newest coverage 11d agosummary written 11d ago44 pieces486 likes & upvotes56 comments

  9. 2 Trump cancels $810M in congressionally approved spending via rare 'pocket rescission'

    173 pieces of coverage since Sep 24 newest coverage 13d agosummary written 18d ago173 pieces568 likes & upvotes52 comments
  10. 3 JMSN Demands Trump Stop Using 'Love Me' in Taxpayer-Funded Ad 28 pieces · 5 sources · 13d ago
  11. Sep 23

  12. 1 Trump defends taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads amid bipartisan backlash

    755 pieces of coverage since Sep 23 newest coverage 12d agosummary written 11d ago755 pieces36k likes & upvotes2.3k comments