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It has established a webpage arguing for their use.Axios reported that more ads are set to broadcast, with Trump personally choosing which to use during the campaign for November\u2019s midterms, which most polls suggest the Republicans are on course to lose.\u201cThis is just the beginning,\u201d an administration official told Axios, which reported that the ads are being produced inside the White House.One is a rerun of a commercial aired by the Trump campaign before the 2024 presidential election and features black-and-white footage of him walking while his voice announces \u201cthe final battle\u201d. He pledges to \u201cthrow off the sick political class that hates our country\u201d and \u201crout the fake news media\u201d.The only difference from the 2024 ad are the words \u201cpaid for the US government\u201d.Another shows images of the president at various events while he is heard declaring \u201cAmerica will never be a communist country.\u201d It takes place against the soundtrack of a choir signing the song Love Me.A third advertisement shows images of Mount Rushmore and has Trump declaring that \u201cthe United States of America is the most successful, most accomplished, most exceptional nation ever to exist in human history.\u201dThe Wall Street Journal reported that the commercials were funded by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which is responsible for immigration enforcement and is part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The DHS came under scrutiny early this year after a $200m advertising campaign that boosted Kristi Noem, then the homeland security secretary. Noem told a congressional committee that Trump had \u201csigned off on the ads\u201d. Her testimony reportedly infuriated Trump, who subsequently fired her.The latest Trump ads had aired more than 90 times across nationwide channels, including Fox, Newsmax, MS Now and CBS by Sunday evening, the Journal reported. They were run during Saturday Night Live, Fox News Sunday and during several college and NFL football games. Public Citizen said the cost of the three ads already broadcast was estimated at more than $1m.\u201cDonald Trump is not a candidate for any elective office. The FCC and broadcasters are not constrained by the special rule protecting candidate advertisements.\u201cAlthough the White House contends these ads are \u2018public service announcements\u2019, and therefore may be paid for with taxpayer dollars, [they do not] meet the standard of a public service announcement. 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