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Trump Funds Midterm Ads With Personal Money After Bipartisan Backlash
- •US President Donald Trump announced he will use his own money to pay for political advertisements ahead of November's midterm elections.
- •The decision comes after facing severe criticism from both Republicans and Democrats over the use of taxpayer funds for a $20 million advertising campaign.
- •Trump stated on Truth Social that he will fund the ads using money raised for his political organization, MAGA Inc.
- •The controversial campaign, run through the US Department of Homeland Security, featured patriotic ads that critics labeled as political self-promotion and propaganda.
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President Donald Trump announced he will pay for political advertisements ahead of the November midterm elections using his own money raised for his political organization, MAGA Inc., instead of relying on public funds.
The advertising campaign faced a bipartisan backlash because it utilized $20 million through the US Department of Homeland Security, leading critics from both Republican and Democratic parties to accuse the administration of improperly using government money for self-promotion and propaganda.
The White House defended the advertisements as public service announcements intended to promote patriotism and national pride, arguing they are non-political because Trump is not on the ballot and the spots contain no direct call to vote.
