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Coverage dated September 28, 2026

Thune: Ads promoting Trump political message “shouldn’t be paid for by taxpayer dollars”

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday that while he likes President Trump’s new ads pledging to “cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists,” they “shouldn’t be paid for by taxpayer dollars.

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  1. Bloomberg

    GOP Leader Thune Says Taxpayers Shouldn’t Pay for Trump TV Ads (opens Bloomberg)

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    Senate Majority Leader John Thune said taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for video advertisements lauding President Donald Trump that the administration has called public service announcements.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Thune bucks Trump’s campaign-style ‘PSA’ ads for using taxpayer money (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) joined growing criticism Monday against a taxpayer-funded “PSA” campaign from the Trump administration that includes repurposed campaign materials from the 2024 presidential election.

  3. The Hill

    Thune: Ads promoting Trump political message “shouldn’t be paid for by taxpayer dollars” (opens The Hill)

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    Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday that while he likes President Trump’s new ads pledging to “cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists,” they “shouldn’t be paid for by taxpayer dollars.