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President Donald Trump personally helped drive and orchestrate controversial, taxpayer-funded video ads that promote himself and his administration’s policies, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Key details of the report include:

• Direct Involvement: Sources indicated that Trump personally selected specific imagery and videos used in the promotional spots.

• Content of the Ads: One featured ad includes rapidly edited pictures and video of Trump over audio of him denouncing communism and socialism, with text touting his administration’s accomplishments like “reigniting American manufacturing.” Another features him at Mount Rushmore.

• Administration Defense: The White House defended the messaging, with a spokesperson describing the ads as educational and unapologetically patriotic, asserting that citizens should be proud of the country.

• Backlash and Criticism: The campaign-style messaging has drawn bipartisan criticism, with some lawmakers and critics arguing that public funds should not be used for self-promotion. Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin called the move a potential Hatch Act violation for government employees and a conversion of government property for campaign purposes, while several Republican lawmakers also voiced disapproval over the use of taxpayer money for the ads.