Two government-funded spots featuring President Donald Trump have drawn complaints from critics who call them “public service announcements” in name only. The ads close with a line that reads, “Paid for by the U.S. Government.” On Monday, Trump answered that criticism on Truth Social and said he would take over the cost himself.
Mediaite pointed out that the earlier spot ran on Fox News earlier this month. In it, Trump speaks against “communism, socialism, and Marxism,” language he has also used while campaigning. A second spot ran on Fox News last weekend. That one uses black-and-white video of the president as he delivers a similar message and says he will take on the “deep state,” “globalists,” “communists,” and “fake news media.”
