Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
Summary
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to stop running unpaid TV ads funded by taxpayers. The judge agreed that using government money for promoting political messages is not allowed and issued a temporary order to cancel any remaining ads.Key Facts
- A federal judge named Jennifer L. Rochon issued the order.
- The order requires cancelling any TV ads paid for with taxpayer money.
- These ads were used to promote President Trump’s political message.
- A group including Common Cause, a nonpartisan watchdog, challenged the ads.
- The judge granted a temporary restraining order to stop the ads immediately.
- The administration said the ad campaign was already ending.
- The judge’s order applied even to ads scheduled for Sunday night.
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