I think the defense that “this isn’t an ad” is fun because it was created to literally BE an ad in 2024…
AND I want to know if the government used our money to pay him or his PAC back for creating it 2 years ago— or if the government is just paying for the air space (still a problem).
BASH: Trump is using taxpayer funds for White House campaign ads. Do you think that's an appropriate use of tax money?
RICKETTS: Well I haven't seen the ad. I can't speak to it