Trump Drops Taxpayer-Funded Self-Promotion Ads After Backlash

Trump has reversed course and announced that MAGA Inc., his political action committee, will foot the bill for a series of nationally broadcast pro-Trump TV ads that ran during NFL games and Saturday Night Live — after both Democrats and Republicans condemned the use of public funds. The ads cost at least $1.5 million in federal money and drew calls for independent ethics investigations over potential violations of laws barring government-funded political advertising.