Trump administration ordered to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
The Department of Homeland Security tapped $20 million in taxpayer money for the ads, which the White House has defended as public service announcements.
A federal judge in New York has ordered President Trump to cancel any remaining taxpayer-funded television commercials promoting his political message. The judge, Jennifer L. Rochon, sided with a coalition of watchdog groups who argued the ads were an illegal misuse of public funds. The judge told the administration to stop any ads set to air during the two-week duration of her order.
The White House defended the ads as standard public service announcements and said Trump would pay for them from his own fundraising. However, the Department of Homeland Security had allocated $20 million for the ads, which critics called blatant political propaganda.
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