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Taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads cost millions, Sullivan reports
Original: Americans are paying millions for a batch of pro-Trump ads | Margaret Sullivan By Margaret Sullivan The spots, including
Margaret Sullivan, writing in the Guardian, says Americans are funding a multi-million dollar batch of pro-Trump advertising. The spots, which include a recycled campaign ad, are paid for with taxpayer money and portray the president as a hero. The column raises concerns about the use of public funds for what amounts to political promotion of Donald Trump.
Why now: A prominent media critic has just flagged the controversial use of taxpayer money for political ads glorifying Trump.
Donald TrumpMargaret SullivanThe Guardian
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- Americans are paying millions for a batch of pro-Trump ads | Margaret Sullivan By Margaret Sullivan The spots, including a recycled campaign ad, are funded by taxpayers and present the president as a hero https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media · 1
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