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Politics● LowOct 5 · Oct 5, 2026, 10:47 PM

Trump says he'll start paying for ads after pushback over taxpayer funding

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America

President Trump says he'll start paying for the pro-Trump ads that have blanketed the airwaves in recent weeks, using money from his super PAC instead of taxpayer dollars.

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