Trump says his super PAC will now pay for controversial taxpayer-funded promotional ads

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Original Load Date Oct. 6, 2026, 7 a.m.
Last Updated Oct. 6, 2026, 7 a.m.
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President Donald Trump said Monday night that he will no longer use taxpayer funds to pay for a multimillion-dollar [ pro-Trump ad blitz ][1] ahead of the midterm elections, saying his super PAC will now pay for them. While he dismissed criticism of the ads as "a rather standard thing to do," he sa...