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Democrats sue to stop Trump from using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads

Global Published 8 October 2026, 03:58 · archived 7 Oct 2026

Ads promoting the president have cost more than $12m and his Super Pac has refused to reimburse taxpayersSign up to The Stakes 2026: your weekly guide to the US midtermsThe Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration in federal court on Wednesday, asking a judge in Washington to stop the president from using taxpayer funds to air a series of ads promoting himself, arguing that the ads are illegal government-sponsored propaganda.The ads promoting Donald Trump, including one recycled from his 2024 presidential campaign, have cost taxpayers more than $12m so far, according to the ...

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