Crossfiled3 outlets · first filed 2 days ago
Trump administration ordered to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
The Department of Homeland Security tapped $20 million in taxpayer money for the ads, which the White House has defended as public service announcements.
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All three outlets center on a court action against taxpayer-funded Trump ads, with CBS News and Crossfiled’s grouping stressing an order to cancel them while Axios frames it as a judge halting the ads. Washington Post is the only outlet to mention the coalition of nonprofits that sued and to quote their “propaganda” description. CBS News is alone in specifying the DHS spent $20 million and noting the White House defense of the ads as public service announcements.
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