Trump says taxpayers will no longer fund TV ads that praise him

Move comes after ethics experts criticised three nationally broadcast ads and called for independent investigations.Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026United States President Donald Trump has said he will stop using taxpayer funds for television advertisements featuring him after widespread criticism of the campaign-style spots.In a post on his social media site on Monday, Trump defended the advertisements, which cost at least $1.5m in federal funds and were aired ahead of the US November midterm elections.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump’s approval hits new low among Hispanic voters ahead of midtermslist 2 of 4Trump officials pursue record number of cases to strip US citizenshiplist 3 of 4Mexico seeks evidence of border shooting that prompted US troop deploymentlist 4 of 4Trump blames Democrats and Ukraine for soaring US fuel prices, not Iran warend of listTrump said he considered the advertisements to be “a positive promotion for our Great U.S.A.”, but that they would no longer be funded by taxpayers but by either him or his MAGA PAC,MAGA Inc. is Trump’s political war chest and had amassed more than $400m by the end of July.The announcement came as ethics experts...