FCC Chair Says Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads Need No Review
Critics say the three ads resemble campaign spots and may use $20 million in Homeland Security funds to promote Trump before the midterms.
- On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said taxpayer-funded television advertisements featuring President Donald Trump do not require regulatory review and raise no red flags.
- Running across national television during high-viewership programs including NFL games, the three advertisements celebrate a 'golden age of America' while costing more than $2.5 million per CNN estimates.
- Public Citizen filed an official complaint with the FCC this week, alleging the ads violate laws against using public funds for campaign activities; Senators Patty Murray and Chris Murphy called them 'corrupt and illegal propaganda.'
- Dismissing the challenges, Carr told reporters that 'there's groups on the left that have long worked and pushed to weaponize the FCC's license renewal process' regarding these complaints.
- The White House defends the campaign as promoting patriotism, yet media freedom groups have criticized Carr for allegedly helping the administration 'weaponise' the agency against networks with unfavorable coverage.
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