Republican senator criticizes White House for taxpayer-funded Trump ads
John Kennedy pushes back against such spending as pro-Trump ‘public service announcements’ air before midterms As the White House expands a taxpayer-funded advertising campaign to promote Donald Trump ’s political agenda before the November midterm elections , US senator John Kennedy told CBS News on Sunday “there ought to be a rule” against such spending – before tacitly admitting such spending…
US Senator John Kennedy, a Republican, has criticized the White House for using taxpayer funds to air advertisements promoting Donald Trump's political agenda ahead of the midterm elections. According to CBS News, Kennedy stated that there ought to be a rule against such spending, and tacitly admitted that it is "probably" illegal.
The advertisements in question feature Trump and include one produced for his 2024 presidential campaign. The White House maintains that these ads are "public service announcements."
Kennedy's comments were reported by The Guardian US and Winnipeg Free Press, which also noted that the ads are airing before the midterms.
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