WASHINGTON — American taxpayers are funding campaign-style ads glorifying the greatness of President Donald Trump, while the White House defends them as "public service announcements."
Federal law prohibits the use of public funds for "publicity or propaganda," said former White House lawyer Norm Eisen, which Trump's ad is openly violating. "This commercial is a shocking transgression of those legal provisions," he said.
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The 30-second spot features a montage of photos and video of Trump at various events, and starts with audio clips of him stating: "Together, we will defeat communism, socialism, and Marxism in America" and "America will never be a communist country" while that text appears in all capital letters. Trump's claimed accomplishments ― "LARGEST TAX CUTS IN HISTORY," which is false ; "REIGNITING AMERICAN MANUFACTURING," which is also false ; DEFEND LAW AND ORDER AND POLICE," which fails to mention that he pardoned hundreds of convicted cop-beaters on his first day in office — then flash on the screen.
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