White House airs new taxpayer-funded ad praising Trump’s war on Iran
A screenshot from a Trump administration ad showing supporters of his war on Iran celebrating in New York on 1 March 2026. Photograph: White HouseView image in fullscreenA screenshot from a Trump administration ad showing supporters of his war on Iran celebrating in New York on 1 March 2026. A cover version of John Lee Hooker’s Boom Boom provides the soundtrack.Trump campaign ads paid with public money violate federal law, critics sayRead moreThe audio then switches to comments made by Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, in a briefing on the third day of the war.
- ▪A screenshot from a Trump administration ad showing supporters of his war on Iran celebrating in New York on 1 March 2026.
- ▪Photograph: White HouseView image in fullscreenA screenshot from a Trump administration ad showing supporters of his war on Iran celebrating in New York on 1 March 2026.
- ▪A cover version of John Lee Hooker’s Boom Boom provides the soundtrack.Trump campaign ads paid with public money violate federal law, critics sayRead moreThe audio then switches to comments made by Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, in
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A screenshot from a Trump administration ad showing supporters of his war on Iran celebrating in New York on 1 March 2026. Photograph: White HouseView image in fullscreenA screenshot from a Trump administration ad showing supporters of his war on Iran celebrating in New York on 1 March 2026. Photograph: White HouseTrump administrationWhite House airs new taxpayer-funded ad praising Trump’s war on IranNew ad features audio from Trump’s declaration of war and Pete Hegseth saying ‘if you kill Americans … we will kill you’Robert MackeyThu 1 Oct 2026 08.05 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 08.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe latest in a series of pro-Trump television ads aired using taxpayer funds in the run-up to the the midterm elections is a one-minute spot that celebrates…
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