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President Donald Trump waves as he departs after delivering remarks during an event at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County, Maryland, on Oct. 6.\u00a9\u00a0Francis Chung\/POLITICO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

President Donald Trump will not reimburse the federal government for taxpayer-funded advertisements<\/a> promoting him and his administration ahead of the November midterms \u2014 and even dropped a new ad on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following bipartisan backlash<\/a> to the more than $10 million spent on what the White House dubbed \u201cPatriotic Ads,\u201d Trump announced Monday on Truth Social that his super PAC would cover the cost of the ads. But White House officials clarified on Tuesday to POLITICO that the president\u2019s post did not mean the PAC would pay for the spots that had already aired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest ad<\/a> highlights the American mission to remove Venezuela\u2019s former leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. The minute-long spot features Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaking from a podium about the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all, Trump has spent about $11.6 million on more than a dozen ads, according to an estimate from AdImpact, an analytics firm which tracks advertising. The advertisements were reportedly paid for<\/a> with funds from a $20 million contract awarded by the Department of Homeland Security. One ad is titled \u201cGod made Trump.\u201d Another is nearly identical to a 2024 presidential campaign ad Trump aired, though it ends with the message, \u201cPaid for by the U.S. Government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawmakers of both parties have criticized the ads for their political nature and the use of taxpayer dollars. The White House pointed out that in 2003 and 2004, the Bush administration ran a national television campaign explaining the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act to seniors. The Obama administration used national advertising to promote the Affordable Care Act, subsidies and open enrollment. And the Biden administration used television, digital, radio and print spots to promote Covid-19 vaccinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump on Tuesday also defended the ads to reporters outside the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe ads were really good. They were promotion for the country,\u201d he said. \u201cDone by many presidents before, so we\u2019ll decide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The White House did not clarify if the president will finish airing ads on the remaining funds from the contract. In a Sept. 25 statement, the White House said the videos are \u201cvery clearly not campaign ads.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPresident Trump is not on the ballot and there is no call to action,\u201d the White House said. \u201cInstead, the announcements are a reminder for Americans to love their country and know why it\u2019s worth defending \u2014 at home, at the border, and abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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