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Some Democrats say taxpayer-funded ad could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing votersThe White House on Friday defended its decision to use taxpayer funds to buy airtime on Fox News for a White House-produced, pro-Trump ad that some Democrats said could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing voters in the upcoming midterm elections.In <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/09/presidential-public-service-announcements-are-nothing-new/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">a lengthy statement</a> sent to news outlets, the White House press office insisted that versions of the ad, which feature audio of Trump urging voters to help him “defeat communism” and a whirlwind video review of his second term, were simply routine “public service announcements” like those produced by previous administrations. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/25/white-house-pro-trump-ad-fox" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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