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Republicans squirm over Trump's 'shockingly corrupt' TV ads: 'I hate it’
What happened
RawStory reports that President Donald Trump narrated three taxpayer-funded television ads resembling campaign material. The latest, aired during major weekend programming, attacks the “deep state,” “globalists,” “communists,” and news media before promising to “liberate America.” Each ad identifies the U.S. government as the payer.
Several Republican senators objected to the financing while stopping short of rejecting the message. Majority Leader John Thune called it “great” but said taxpayers should not fund it; Thom Tillis compared it to Viktor Orbán addressing Hungary and…
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