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Critics say Trump shifted taxpayer-funded ad costs to PACs
Original: So, as Katy Tur/MSnow points out, Trump back-pedaling to stop stealing from the taxpayer directly to create broadly poli
Commenters are citing MSNBC anchor Katy Tur's point that Donald Trump stopped directly using taxpayer money for political ads backing Republican campaigns and instead directed PACs to pay for them. Critics argue this merely swaps one improper funding method for another, moving from what they call plainly illegal spending to a less clearly illegal arrangement rather than ending it.
Why now: Claims about Trump using public funds and PACs for partisan advertising are drawing criticism ahead of US political campaigning
Donald TrumpKaty TurMSNBCRepublican Party
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- So, as Katy Tur/MSnow points out, Trump back-pedaling to stop stealing from the taxpayer directly to create broadly political ads designed to support GOP campaigns to switch to *directing* PACS to pay for them is just switching from grossly illegal to less illegal modes. Make… · ginaintheburg@mastodon.world · 7
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