Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for ads after bipartisan pushback

There have been more than a dozen ads over recent weeks, with some mentioning Trump's tax cuts, US manufacturing and law and order. In them, Trump also vows to take action against the "deep state" and others he perceives as enemies.In one ad, Trump says, "We will cast out the communists, Marxists, and fascists. We will throw off the sick political class that hates our country. We will rout the fake news media, and we will liberate America from these villains once and for all".The ads come just ahead of the pivotal November midterm elections, when Democrats hope to take control of one or both chambers of the US Congress as polls continue to show Trump's approval rating falling. Midterm elections often serve as a verdict on how a president is doing - and typically the party of a sitting president tends to lose seats in Congress. The White House has pushed back against criticism, calling the ads "educational" and saying they are not propaganda, but rather public service announcements.They've pointed to previous administrations ads, like those under former Presidents Barack Obama on his healthcare plan and one under former President Joe Biden urging people to get Covid-19 vaccines.But ...