Trump directed use of taxpayer money for ads praising his presidency
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The latest ads promoting US President Donald Trump come as his standing with the public has dropped.
The latest ads promoting US President Donald Trump come as his standing with the public has dropped.
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency, setting in motion a US$20 million (S$25.6 million) contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter.
The ads have run across cable and network television – on Fox News, CNN and MS Now, with football games on Fox and with national newscasts on CBS, ABC and NBC, including Meet The Press, which Trump is known to watch.
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