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- U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will fund TV ads with his super PAC money.
- The ads were paid through a $20 million Department of Homeland Security contract.
- More than $10 million in taxpayer-funded ads aired since September, bearing a “Paid for by the U.S. government” disclaimer.
- Senate Democrats say the ads may violate federal bans on government propaganda.
- GOP Sen. John Kennedy says officials should not use public money for private ads.