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Bombshell report reveals Trump's personal role in taxpayer-funded ads lauding himself
What happened
RawStory, citing a New York Times report based on 12 people familiar with the matter, says President Donald Trump personally directed Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought to find government money for television ads featuring and praising Trump. On September 19, OMB transferred $20 million in Customs and Border Protection funds into a category labeled “One Big Beautiful Bill Commemorative Events.”
The Times traced the project to an August 7 Oval Office meeting, where Trump reportedly shifted attention from planned super PAC spending to videos of himself. At least…
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