Lawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote Trump
A White House spokesperson has called the ads ‘educational and unapologetically patriotic’. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA White House spokesperson has called the ads ‘educational and unapologetically patriotic’. It shows dozens of images of Trump as a singer repeats “love me”, and the UFC president, Dana White, praises the president.
- ▪A White House spokesperson has called the ads ‘educational and unapologetically patriotic’.
- ▪Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA White House spokesperson has called the ads ‘educational and unapologetically patriotic’.
- ▪It shows dozens of images of Trump as a singer repeats “love me”, and the UFC president, Dana White, praises the president.
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A White House spokesperson has called the ads ‘educational and unapologetically patriotic’. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA White House spokesperson has called the ads ‘educational and unapologetically patriotic’. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty ImagesTrump administrationLawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote TrumpHouse Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’Joseph Gedeon in WashingtonThu 1 Oct 2026 11.39 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 13.19 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Trump administration is facing growing questions over whether it illegally used taxpayer money to air television ads promoting Donald Trump five weeks…
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