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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Trump ignites outrage from political world by ‘stealing’ from taxpayers to fund ad campaign: ‘Completely illegal’

Donald Trump will not be on any ballots in midterm elections this fall, but you wouldn’t know it by the wave of campaign-like ads produced by the White House on taxpayers’ dime.

Trump told voters last month to “pretend I’m on the ballot.” His former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News viewers to “vote like President Trump is on the ballot.” House Speaker Mike Johnson told supporters that Trump’s “legacy” will be on ballots — even if Trump’s name isn’t.

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