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Trump says Super Pac will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked outcry
President’s U-turn comes after Democrats and Republicans condemned use of tax dollars for pro-Trump ads Donald Trump said on Monday he would pay for taxpayer-funded, pro-Trump ads “with money I raised for MAGA, Inc.”, a political action committee, after the television advertisements glorifying himse
What the coverage shows
Both outlets center on the same basic story: Trump says the ads that praised him and were funded with taxpayer money will now be paid for by his PAC. The New York Times frames this as a response to backlash and names MAGA, Inc., while CNBC mainly repeats the claim in headline form. CNBC’s extract uniquely adds that the New York Times reported Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for the ads.
Written by Crossfiled from the 4 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.
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