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US judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded promo ads of Trump

DW12 October 2026, 03:59 UTCUnited States of America

Last week, President Donald Trump said he considered the ads to be a "positive promotion for our great USA." However, the New York district judge ruled that the commercials were an illegal misuse of funds.

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