U.S. Government Airs Trump 2024 Campaign Ad on TV, Drawing Bipartisan Legal Criticism
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 27
U.S. Government Airs Trump 2024 Campaign Ad on TV, Drawing Bipartisan Legal Criticism
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 27
Summary
A Trump 2024 campaign ad from his White House comeback bid reappeared on national television this weekend with a new tag line: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
The black-and-white spot reprises Trump’s 2024 “final battle” message attacking the “deep state” and promising to expel “warmongers” from government, turning a former campaign commercial into a taxpayer-funded ad.
AdImpact data showed the ad ran during Fox News Sunday, Saturday Night Live, college football and NFL broadcasts, including the Seahawks-Commanders game and Ohio State-Illinois matchup.
Ethics experts say the buy may violate federal bans on taxpayer-funded propaganda, and criticism has come from both parties; former Obama ethics counsel Norm Eisen called it a more blatant breach because it repurposes prior political material.