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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Overwhelming number of all Americans think taxpayer money shouldn’t be used on political ads, poll finds

An overwhelming 86 percent of American voters disapprove of their tax dollars being spent on political adverts featuring the president ahead of an election – as Donald Trump has done recently – according to a poll.

A Reuters/Ipsos survey found that more than four-fifths of U.S. citizens took exception to the practice, compared to just nine percent who thought it was an appropriate use of public funds.

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