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Homeland Security spending $20 million on pro-Trump ads

Original: Homeland Security spending $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

The Department of Homeland Security is directing roughly $20 million in taxpayer funds toward advertising that promotes President Trump, according to PBS reporting. The story is drawing criticism over the use of public money for what critics call political messaging, raising questions about legality, oversight, and the blurring of government communication with campaign-style promotion.

Why now: Use of taxpayer money for overtly pro-Trump messaging by a federal agency is a fresh and controversial politics story

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• Homeland Security spending $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads · PBS
• Homeland Security spending $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads · PBS

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