Republican senator criticizes White House for taxpayer-funded Trump ads

What the coverage shows

All four outlets frame the story around taxpayer-funded Trump ads and the questions they are drawing, with CNBC and CNN both stressing bipartisan criticism. The Washington Post focuses on the White House expanding the campaign and says the administration defends the spots as public service announcements, while CNN says this is the third government-funded ad captured in recent days. The Guardian US is the only one to foreground Republican senator John Kennedy by name.

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