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White House has labeled ads ‘public service announcements’ and has responded defiantly to criticismFederal regulators have been urged to stop the broadcast of White House advertisements promoting Donald Trump that critics say amounts to government propaganda and violate laws against using public money to promote partisan causes.Public Citizen, an advocacy group, called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to intervene and block further airing of three ads it <a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/complaint-against-broadcasters-airing-president-donald-trumps-campaign-commercials-paid-for-by-taxpayer-dollars/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">said</a> were “designed to boost the image and character of Donald Trump” as part of the Republicans’ campaign for November’s midterm elections. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/trump-campaign-ads-violate-federal-law" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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