Crossfiled2 outlets · filed 30 September 2026
White House airs new taxpayer-funded ad praising Trump’s war on Iran
New ad features audio from Trump’s declaration of war and Pete Hegseth saying ‘if you kill Americans … we will kill you’ The latest in a series of pro-Trump television ads aired using taxpayer funds in the run-up to the the midterm elections is a one-minute spot that celebrates Donald Trump’s decisi
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Both outlets frame the story around the White House using taxpayer money for pro-Trump television ads, and both tie that to the midterm-election run-up. CBS News foregrounds the White House defense of the spending, while The Guardian US gives the ad itself more detail, saying it includes audio from Trump’s declaration of war and a Pete Hegseth quote.
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