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In a major reversal, President Donald Trump said Monday that he and his super PAC will now pay for campaign-style ads<\/a> that promote his administration, instead of using federal funds<\/a>.
Trump made the announcement on Truth Social after intense criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, some of whom questioned the legality of using taxpayer dollars for pro-Trump ads.
\u201cThe Radical Left is upset with the fact that I am taking Ads, which I consider to be a positive promotion for our Great U.S.A., and paying for them with U.S.A. money,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social<\/a>. \u201cThis is a rather standard thing to do but, rather than doing that, although nothing will make them happy, I have decided to do the Patriotic Ads, among others, and pay for them myself, and with money I raised for MAGA, Inc.\u201d
Trump\u2019s super PAC, MAGA Inc., did not immediately respond to an inquiry about whether Trump and it would reimburse the government for the ads that have already aired. The White House did not answer that question, either.
\u201cMAGA Inc. will pay for the PSA ads moving forward,\u201d a White House official said.
\u201cPresidential Public service announcements are nothing new. Administrations of both parties have used public service announcements to explain policy and make the case for the nation\u2019s direction,\u201d the official added.
AdImpact, a political ad-tracking firm, estimated the government has spent at least $10 million to air the ads.
The ads, which portray Trump in a favorable light, included disclaimers saying they were paid for by the U.S. government. One of the spots was virtually identical<\/a> to a 2024 Trump campaign ad.
NBC News<\/a> reported last week that the ads were paid for by money intended for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, but senior leaders at the agency were cut out of the decision<\/a>.
A Maryland-based firm, LMD Agency, was awarded a $20 million contract for the new ads, according to public contracting records<\/a>. The purpose of the contract was listed as a \u201cnational media campaign.\u201d
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have condemned the ads. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called it \u201cpropaganda,\u201d while Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who is retiring, likened Trump to former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n.
\u201cThere\u2019s no place for that sort of thing,\u201d Tillis said.
The White House previously defended the ads, calling them \u201cclearly not political\u201d and saying the PSAs were \u201cabout reminding Americans to love their country and understand what makes it worth defending, at home, at our borders, and abroad.\u201d
Raquel Coronell Uribe is a politics reporter for NBC News.
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