Trump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads

On publicly funded ads, Team Trump reportedly blew past court deadline

A federal judge told the White House to stop airing the ads by Sunday night. So why did they continue on Monday morning?

Trump Defies Judge’s Deadline To Halt US-Paid Ads

The Washington Post reports: A federal judge issued a temporary order Sunday blocking the Trump administration from airing taxpayer-funded campaign-style television commercials. But the administration blew past a Sunday evening deadline and ran two of the ads into the early hours of Monday, advertising data from AdImpact shows. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in … The post Trump Defies Judge’s Deadline To Halt US-Paid Ads appeared first o…

Trump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads

A coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.” The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.

Federal judge bars Trump administration from airing publicly funded ads

A federal judge on Sunday evening ordered the Trump administration to stop airing taxpayer-funded ads that had drawn widespread backlash for their explicit glorification of President Donald Trump.