Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
President Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing ahead of the midterms — with more to come, Axios has learned."This is just the beginning," an administration official told Axios.Why it matters: The seemingly partisan nature of the taxpayer-funded ads — which come a little more than a month before the midterms — has drawn bipartisan pushback.Behind the scenes: Trump — a former reality TV producer who has long fixated on how things play on television — has taken a hands-on role in the ad campaign.The ads are being produced inside the White House.Tr
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