Politics
Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads Aired During NFL Games Draw Criticism
What everyone agrees on
- Ads featuring President Trump aired during NFL games.
- The ads were paid for with taxpayer money.
- The ads included political messaging from Trump.
- The ads drew criticism, including from some Republicans.
Each fact above was reported by outlets on the left, center and right.
How each side framed it
Left-leaning outlets · 1
Focused on bipartisan criticism of the ads and quoted Trump's political language in the ad.
Center-leaning outlets · 1
Highlighted a Republican senator's comments that taxpayer money should not fund the ads.
Right-leaning outlets · 1
Emphasized the dollar amounts spent on the ads across football broadcasts.
Still disputed
- Reports differ on the exact total amount spent, with one citing over $315,000 and another citing $300,000 or close to $1.5 million across ads.
Read the original reporting
- Left Mother Jones Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Ads Are Receiving Bipartisan Criticism Free to read
- Center The Hill Thune: Ads promoting Trump political message ‘shouldn’t be paid for by taxpayer dollars’ Free to read
- Right Washington Examiner Trump administration spent $300,000 of taxpayer money on ads during college and NFL games Free to read
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