Taxpayer-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump, including spots celebrating a "golden age of America" and one accompanied by a chorus singing "love me" on repeat, are drawing bipartisan criticism and legal questions five weeks before midterm elections.
The three nationally broadcast ads, ending with the disclaimer "Paid for by the US Government," have prompted ethics experts and lawmakers from Trump's fellow Republicans and rival Democrats alike to question whether public funds are being used to promote the president politically.
