Trump to pay for pro-Trump ads after using public funds

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 6 Oct, 00:18 · Archive

President Trump said he will fund pro-Trump television advertisements using money raised by his super PAC after criticism over taxpayer funding.

President Trump announced Monday that he will pay for pro-Trump television advertisements using money raised by his super PAC, following intense criticism over the use of public funds for the spots.

The New York Times reported that Trump had personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency. The pro-Trump advertisements have blanketed the airwaves in recent weeks.

How it is being reported

• Trump backs down on taxpayer funded ads and now says his PAC will pay for themIndependent World · 6 Oct, 01:11
• Trump says he'll pay for TV ads that praised him and which government fundedCNBC · 6 Oct, 00:01
• Trump says he'll start paying for ads after pushback over taxpayer fundingCBS News · 5 Oct, 23:47

In this story: Trump · New York Times · United States

This summary was written by AI from the headlines and standfirsts above, and states as fact only what at least two outlets report. How we use AI · Report a problem