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Controversy Grows Over Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads
Many democrats and a growing number of republicans are demanding answers about campaign-style pro-Trump ads that, according to a U.S. official and a top republican senator, were paid for by the administration using money intended for U.S. customs and border protection.
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What the coverage shows
All three outlets focus on Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads and the criticism around them, with The Atlantic and BBC framing the issue as a problem or question about legality. The Independent is the only outlet that explicitly says Trump handpicked the images and video used in the ads. BBC’s two items are shorter and more general, one asking whether the ads are illegal and one describing backlash.
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