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Trump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads

Washington Post Politics·October 12, 2026·1 min read

President Trump blew past a deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads, according to a coalition of nonprofits that had sued, calling the ads 'propaganda.' Trump has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward, but the ads continued past the deadline, prompting legal action.

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