[ExI] Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> 
Sent: Saturday, 3 October, 2026 5:27 AM
To: spike at rainier66.com
Cc: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Subject: Re: [ExI] Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency

 

 

 

On Sat, Oct 3, 2026 at 8:13 AM <spike at rainier66.com <mailto:spike at rainier66.com> > wrote:

 

 

 

 

The Times blew it in the first sentence.  Congress supplies the money to the DHS. 

 

>…The Constitution may say this and it may say that, but how on earth does that contradict the FACT that "President Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency"?!

 

Congress paid for it John.  If they don’t like it, they can cut DHS’s budget.

 

 

>…And for Odin's sake Spike, do you really feel you have to defend every single thing that Donald does without exception no matter how outrageous it may be?   John K Clatk  

 

Note that you interpret my comments as a defense of POTUS rather than a criticism of congress.  Note also your comment “…the Constitution may say this and it may say that…”  It does and it does.  The constitution identifies who is responsible for paying for those ads.

 

Congress is accountable for how taxpayer money is spent.  Congress should not be throwing money around with insufficient accountability.  Solution: elect representatives who run on stopping that kind of thing. 

 

spike

 

 

 

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