{
  "id": 11233104,
  "title": "How pro-Trump ads were funded with taxpayer dollars",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/how-pro-trump-ads-were-funded-with-taxpayer-dollars",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T16:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-pro-trump-ads-were-funded-with-taxpayer-dollars/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The White House used taxpayer money to fund political television ads featuring President Trump, which the White House deems \"public service announcements.\" CBS News' Ed O'Keefe explains more.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Pro-Trump Ads Funded With Taxpayer Dollars Air on CNN and MS NOW; White House Has Spent $2.9 Million on the TV Spots to Date",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/pro-trump-ads-funded-with-taxpayer-dollars-air-on-cnn-and-ms-now",
        "published": "2026-10-01T13:23:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}