{
  "id": 12259747,
  "title": "Trump Says He’ll Pay for ‘Patriotic Ads’ Himself Following Controversy Around Taxpayer-Funded TV Spots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/trump-says-hell-pay-for-patriotic-ads-himself-following-controversy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T00:04:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/trump-pay-for-political-ads-himself-1236899674/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After controversy erupted over the Trump administration buying TV ad time (with taxpayer dollars) to air advertisements endorsing Donald Trump, the president said he will now fund what he calls “patriotic ads” himself. In a statement posted to Truth Social on Monday, Trump wrote: “The Radical Left is upset with the fact that I am […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}