Trump halts taxpayer funding for TV ads

President Donald Trump announced that taxpayer funds will no longer finance television ads featuring him following bipartisan criticism and calls for investigations. The campaign-style spots will instead be funded by his MAGA political action committee.

US President Donald Trump speaks with media before boarding Marine One as he travels to Grand Island, Nebraska, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, October 5, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee

United States President Donald Trump said taxpayers will no longer fund three nationally broadcast television ads featuring him following widespread bipartisan criticism. The campaign-style spots, which celebrate a golden age of the nation, faced independent investigations over potential public fund misuse. The decision shifts future advertising costs to Trump's political action committee as lawmakers demand accountability.

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