Center · The Hill
Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda is blatantly illegal
Trump has already spent $2.5 million running these ads, of your taxpayer dollars. Before he’s done, he’s planning to spend at least 20 million on them.
Read at The HillLawmakers scrutinize federal funding for television advertisements promoting the Trump administration
Lead report from The Guardian
What happened
The Trump administration is facing scrutiny over government-funded television advertisements promoting the president ahead of the midterm elections. Lawmakers have called for investigations into whether public funds were misused for campaign-style ads.
Where coverage agrees
Outlets across the spectrum agree that the Trump administration used government funds for television advertisements that have drawn scrutiny from lawmakers.
How the framing differs
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian and The Washington Post emphasize allegations of illegal activity and misuse of funds meant for other purposes, such as border security. Center outlets like The Hill and Bloomberg focus on the scale of the spending and the bipartisan scrutiny it is drawing in Washington. Right-leaning outlets like the Washington Examiner and RealClearPolitics focus on specific congressional demands for investigations and the political impact of the ad spots.
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Top Judiciary Democrat demands investigation into Trump taxpayer-funded ads
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Source context: House Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’The Trump administration is facing growing questions over whether it illegally used taxpayer money to air television ads promoting Donald Trump five weeks before t…
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Center Left · The Guardian
Lawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote Trump
Center · The Hill
Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda is blatantly illegal
Center Right · Washington Examiner
Top Judiciary Democrat demands investigation into Trump taxpayer-funded ads
Center Left · The New York Times
Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency
Center · Bloomberg
Lawmakers Spend Millions on Taxpayer-funded Ads, Drawing Scrutiny
Center Right · RealClearPolitics
Trump Is Using Taxpayer Money for Illegal Propaganda
Center Left · The Washington Post
Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorials
Left-leaning coverage
3 publishers
The GuardianCenter Left
Lawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote Trump
House Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’The Trump administration is facing growing questions over whether it illegally used taxpayer money to air television ads promoting Donald Trump five weeks before the US midterm elections.Two congressional Democrats, Jamie Raskin of Maryland…
The New York TimesCenter Left
Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
The Washington PostCenter Left
Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorials
The White House Office of Management and Budget added $20 million to the pot for commemorative events a day before DHS awarded an advertising contract of the same amount.
Center coverage
2 publishers
The HillCenter
Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda is blatantly illegal
Trump has already spent $2.5 million running these ads, of your taxpayer dollars. Before he’s done, he’s planning to spend at least 20 million on them.
BloombergCenter
Lawmakers Spend Millions on Taxpayer-funded Ads, Drawing Scrutiny
Election year ads paid for by the US government are drawing new scrutiny across Washington.
Right-leaning coverage
2 publishers
Washington ExaminerCenter Right
Top Judiciary Democrat demands investigation into Trump taxpayer-funded ads
House Judiciary ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. watchdog and investigative agencies requesting two investigations into the Trump administration advertisements paid for by taxpayer dollars. Raskin, along with Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA), asked the Government Accountability Office, the government watchdog, and the Office…
RealClearPoliticsCenter Right
Trump Is Using Taxpayer Money for Illegal Propaganda
But as brazen and authoritarian as the provenance of these ad spots are, they seem likely to backfire.