Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Democrats sue to stop Trump from using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Ads promoting the president have cost more than $12m and his Super Pac has refused to reimburse taxpayers</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/sign-up-to-the-stakes-2026-your-weekly-guide-to-the-us-midterms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Sign up to The Stakes 2026: your weekly guide to the US midterms</a></p><p>The Democratic National Committee sued the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Trump administration</a> in federal court on Wednesday, asking a judge in Washington to stop the president from using taxpayer funds to air a series of ads promoting himself, arguing that the ads are illegal government-sponsored propaganda.</p><p>The ads promoting Donald Trump, including one <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">recycled from his 2024 presidential campaign</a>, have cost taxpayers more than $12m so far, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/democrats-sue-trump-taxpayer-funds-ads" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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