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Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer
WTOP News • • nation
Key Points:
- A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to cancel any remaining taxpayer-funded television ads promoting his political message, granting a temporary restraining order against the campaign.
- The ads, funded by $20 million from the Department of Homeland Security, were challenged as illegal misuse of funds under laws prohibiting government money for political propaganda.
- The White House defended the ads as public service announcements but faced criticism, including from GOP leaders, and Trump pledged to pay for future ads from his campaign funds.
- The Democratic National Committee has filed a separate lawsuit against the administration over the ads, while the White House has no immediate plans to reimburse the government for the money already spent.
- The judge's order prohibits any new agreements or expansions of the ad campaign during the two-week duration of the restraining order.
