# After bipartisan criticism, Trump says taxpayer dollars won’t fund TV ads promoting him

https://mins.news/en/item/87240

- NBC News, 2026-10-06 00:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/taxpayer-dollars-super-pac-tv-ads-promoting-president-maga-inc-rcna601772

> After criticism from both parties, President Trump said taxpayer money will no longer fund television ads promoting him. The White House has defended the ads, while Trump said he and his super PAC, MAGA Inc., will pay for them.

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