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Politics● LowSep 29 · Sep 29, 2026, 8:56 PM

Public service announcement or Donald Trump propaganda?

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · North America

The White House calls them public service announcements - like those used in past administrations. Almost everyone else doesn't agree, with three taxpayer-funded advertisements that glorify President Donald Trump drawing criticism from across the partisan divide. Legal experts say the ads violate federal laws on government propaganda, as France 24's Emerald Maxwell explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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