Democrats Cry Foul Over Trump’s Ads But Their Own History Tells Another Story

A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered the Trump administration to stop making taxpayer-funded television commercials ahead of the midterms. Judge Jennifer Rochon issued a temporary restraining order before 7 p.m. on Sunday, freezing whatever airtime remained and blocking use of the rest of a $20 million Department of Homeland Security advertising budget. The administration had said the spots would end by the close of the weekend, but the judge acted regardless, according to Daily Wire.

Common Cause and unions brought the suit, asking the court to end current contracts and prevent broadcasts. The spots showed President Donald Trump promoting his record and declaring that "America will never be a communist country." On October 5, Trump said on Truth Social that he would fund patriotic ads himself, using money raised for MAGA, Inc.

Daily Wire reports that Democratic criticism ignores precedent. It points to a 2010 Health and Human Services Medicare spot starring Andy Griffith, which Republicans said violated the spirit of federal law, and to a 2015 Government Accountability Office finding that Barack Obama's EPA broke anti-propaganda and anti-lobbying rules while promoting its Waters of the U.S. rule on social media.

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