U.S. Taxpayers Pick Up Tab for Most Expensive Ad

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reportedly this year’s biggest political ad spender, pouring tens of millions into spots that praise President Donald Trump and tell undocumented immigrants to leave the country.Axios reported that while Homeland Security “disputes that its ads are political,” it has “spent at least $51 million this year on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, according to AdImpact.”Fox News Channel is…

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The largest political advertisement spender of the year is: you, the U.S. taxpayer.While the rest of the Trump administration hatchets away at the federal budget, the Department of Homeland Security has gone on a spending spree to heap praise on Donald Trump. The agency has so far spent at least $51 million in 2025 on a sprawling ad campaign warning undocumented immigrants to either exit the country or be “hunted down.” Fox News bought the bulk …

U.S. Taxpayers Pick Up Tab for Most Expensive Ad

“The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security,” Axios reports. “DHS disputes that its ads are political. But it has spent at least $51 million this year on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, according to AdImpact.” “The next closest ad campaign is the $41 million effort to support California’s redistricting measure.”

AdImpact: the US DHS has spent $51M+ in 2025 on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, making it the most expensive political ad campaign in 2025

Brittany Gibson / Axios: AdImpact: the US DHS has spent $51M+ in 2025 on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, making it the most expensive political ad campaign in 2025  —  The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security.