# US judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded Trump promotion ads

https://mins.news/en/item/95840

- DW, 2026-10-12 03:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/us-judge-orders-halt-to-taxpayer-funded-promo-ads-of-trump/a-79636117?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to cancel any remaining taxpayer-funded political TV ads and issued a temporary restraining order lasting two weeks. The Homeland Security Department used $20 million for the campaign, which drew bipartisan backlash; the judge ruled the ads an illegal misuse of funds.

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