Episode 1137: President Trump Now Says the Government Won’t Pay for His Vanity Ads, His SuperPAC Will. Coordinating Spending with His PAC is Illegal, Too.

American Democracy Minute · Oct 7, 2026 · 1m

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President Trump Now Says the Government Won’t Pay for His Vanity Ads, His SuperPAC Will. Coordinating Spending with His PAC is Illegal, Too.

After defending the multi-million dollar vanity television advertising touting his conservative accomplishments, President Donald Trump now says his super PAC, not the U.S. Government, will pay for the ads. That’s illegal, too, because coordinating with a super PAC violates campaign finance rules.

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