Judge orders Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
The judge said plaintiffs are likely to succeed on claims that the ads used $20 million in federal funds for political propaganda, court records show.
- On Sunday, U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon ordered the Trump administration to halt taxpayer-funded television advertisements, imposing a temporary restraining order that bars the government from airing or renewing ad contracts for two weeks.
- Common Cause and other plaintiffs challenged the advertisements, alleging they functioned as political propaganda designed to assist Republican candidates in the November midterm elections rather than serve as legitimate public service announcements.
- Plaintiffs sought to block the ads by Friday to prevent airing during weekend programming such as football games and Saturday Night Live, though the Trump administration stated in a Saturday filing it had already planned to cease the campaign.
- President Donald Trump called the ads a "positive promotion for our great U.S.A.," while the White House announced that MAGA PAC would fund future advertisements instead of using taxpayer money going forward.
- Common Cause President and CEO Virginia Kase Solomon vowed continued accountability efforts, stating the group will not cease until "no president from any party can waste and abuse taxpayer funds for propaganda ever again.
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Judge Halts Donald Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded TV Ads, Constitutional Scholar Calls Them 'Propaganda' With No Public Benefit: 'So Poorly Done'
A constitutional scholar says the $20 million promotional campaign served Trump rather than the public and had no First Amendment protection.
Federal Judge Blocks President Trump’s Ad Blitz with Temporary Restraining Order
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order barring the White House from airing the remaining slots of taxpayer-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies and achievements on Sunday, Oct. 11 [1][2]. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon said the motion filed by watchdog group Common Cause, candidate for Alabama State House […]
Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda ads yanked after judge’s order
A federal judge has pulled the plug on Donald Trump’s taxpayer-funded TV ad campaign, ruling that the government cannot use public money to bankroll what watchdog groups describe as political propaganda. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued a restraining order Sunday night, directing the administration to cancel any remaining commercials, including ads scheduled to […]
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Judge Orders Trump Administration To Pull Taxpayer-Funded Ads Praising President
A federal judge ruled that the administration cannot use taxpayer dollars to air political propaganda benefiting Trump ahead of the midterms.
Judge Orders Trump To Stop Airing Taxpayer-Funded Midterm Propaganda Ads (For Now)
Last week, the DNC sued the Trump administration for using $20 million in taxpayer money on strange and ineffective midterm ads. The use of taxpayer money technically violates multiple laws (remember those?), including the Hatch Act and Federal Appropriations Laws restricting taxpayer-funded propaganda.Trump's now been ordered to stop airing the ads entirely courtesy of a…
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