Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Republican senator criticizes White House for taxpayer-funded Trump ads

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>John Kennedy pushes back against such spending as pro-Trump ‘public service announcements’ air before midterms</p><p>As the White House expands a taxpayer-funded advertising campaign to promote <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>’s political agenda before the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">November midterm elections</a>, US senator John Kennedy <a href="https://youtu.be/xcAm_R6UfCw?si=cxz_VwC6CqZVCWhH&t=385" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">told CBS News</a> on Sunday “there ought to be a rule” against such spending – before tacitly admitting such spending is “probably” illegal.</p><p>Kennedy, the US president’s fellow <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Republican</a>, was asked by Margaret Brennan, the CBS Face the Nation host, about the White House spending to air multiple <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/25/white-house-pro-trump-ad-fox" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">ads featuring Trump</a> – including one that was produced for his 2024 election campaign.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/27/john-kennedy-white-house-trump-ad-tax-money" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>