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The black-and-white 30-second spot showed a grim-faced Trump walking down a hallway as audio from a rally speech played in the background.  “This is the final battle,” Trump said in the ad. “With you at my side, we will demolish the deep state. We will expel the warmongers from our government. We will drive out the globalists. We will cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists. We will throw off the sick political class that hates our country. We will rout the fake news media. And we will liberate America from these villains once and for all.” The ad was almost a carbon copy of one the (https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112532276644073776) Trump campaign produced in 2024 — with one notable exception. This version contained the disclosure, in the closing seconds, that the ad was “paid for by the U.S. government.” This is the second such (https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/absolutely-orwellian-critics-denounce-pure-communist-propaganda-trump-ad-airing-on-fox-news-paid-for-by-the-us-government/) government-funded pro-Trump political ad in recent days. The first flashed images of Trump over the song “Love Me” by singer JMSN — who said (https://www.mediaite.com/media/entertainment/artist-slams-trump-admin-for-using-his-song-in-controversial-new-ad-hints-at-legal-action/) in a statement that he did not give permission for his song to be used, and said he was consulting with lawyers.  In defending that ad, a (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-focused-ad-campaign-taxpayers/) White House spokesperson told CBS News , “These public service announcements are about reminding Americans to love their country and understand what makes it worth defending, at home, at our borders, and abroad. The ad is educational and unapologetically patriotic. We should be proud of our country.” But critics are up in arms about the new 30-second spots: What’s crazy is it’s not that hard to for a White House to steer donors to an outside group who can run fluffer ads like this. But no, Trump and this administration wants to take the maximally corrupt route just to show you they can get away with it. (https://t.co/VV3rrLNYpo) https://t.co/VV3rrLNYpo  — Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25) (https://x.com/SarahLongwell25/status/2104221178915082379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) September 27, 2026    This ad is both incredibly illegal and politically asinine.  Kudos to everyone involved. (https://t.co/Fjq1DYkLQQ) https://t.co/Fjq1DYkLQQ  — Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) (https://x.com/danpfeiffer/status/2104217904480944557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) September 27, 2026    They’re just stealing your money to pay for this. (https://t.co/lJKIP4d4T2) https://t.co/lJKIP4d4T2  — Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) (https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/2104206355686961638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) September 27, 2026    Stealing taxpayer money to run explicitly political ads with public funds (https://t.co/8tsmPLTtxK) https://t.co/8tsmPLTtxK  — Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan on 🟦☁️) (@BrendanNyhan) (https://x.com/BrendanNyhan/status/2104203024373821619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) September 27, 2026    “Paid for by the U.S. government” (https://t.co/Oj9etV5OTw) https://t.co/Oj9etV5OTw  — Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) (https://x.com/Bencjacobs/status/2104205722619638258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) September 27, 2026    Your taxpayer dollars are being illegally spent to air a literal Trump 2024 campaign ad. (https://t.co/Lqcd4kfVCO) https://t.co/Lqcd4kfVCO  — Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) (https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2104223599309561995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) September 27, 2026    absolutely demented. like a scene from a horror movie (https://t.co/dTWWgoJnDK) https://t.co/dTWWgoJnDK  — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) (https://x.com/atrupar/status/2104229672795935219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) September 27, 2026    Honestly had missed the President is running taxpayer funded campaign ads. Not even pretending to have a message that is useful to the public. Even if you agree with him you want the government itself buying 30 second spots? — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) (https://x.com/brianschatz/status/2104223872966902024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) September 27, 2026    Not only is the Temu North Korean State Propaganda absolutely insane, it’s also 100% illegal. But nothing matters anymore. 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