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

Sat Oct 3 15:00:33 UTC 2026

From: John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> 

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

>…Congress authorized that The Department Of Homeland Security receive 118.4 billion dollars. Donald declared that a great way to improve Homeland Security would be to use $20 million of that money to air a Trump campaign ad from 2024 informing the American people that "God Made Trump"….

John have you actually viewed the ads?  It sounds like you are describing what the NYT said about the ads rather than the ads themselves.  Go on X.  View the ads.  

> the Constitution may say this and it may say that…”  It does and it does.  

>…And Donald doesn't give a hoot in hell what the Constitution says, and neither does the Republican controlled Congress….

But we do, and we vote.

> 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.

>…I asked this question before but you didn't answer it. 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"?! John K Clark

Did you view the ads John?  Or just read what the NYT said about the ads?  View the ads John.  Remind yourself that the current POTUS isn’t running for anything.

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