# GOP senators call out Trump over taxpayer-funded ads

https://mins.news/en/video/77898

- CNN, 2026-09-29 01:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDSO47MejDc

> President Donald Trump personally drove controversial taxpayer-funded video ads promoting himself and his administration’s policies, including helping choose the imagery and footage, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. With the November midterms just over a month away, the ads have drawn bipartisan criticism over how the administration is spending public money.

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