Judge orders Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
- 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 orders Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads that promote his political message
President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered Sunday night, even as the administration said the ad campaign was coming to an end.
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Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads
President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered on Sunday night as the administration said the ad campaign was coming to an end
US judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded ads featuring Trump
Oct 11 (Reuters) - A US judge has ordered an immediate halt to taxpayer-funded ads that feature President Donald Trump in the run-up to the midterm elections, according to a filing posted on Sunday. (Reporting by Costas Pitas; Edit...
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