[UPDATE] White House uses taxpayer money to rerun Trump's 2024 campaign ad

The ad. The White House is using taxpayer money to air a 30-second ad that is nearly identical to a 2024 Trump campaign spot. The only change is the closing line: 'Paid for by the U.S. Government.' The narration promises to 'demolish the deep state' and 'rout the fake news media.' The ad has run on Fox, 'SNL' and NFL games. The filing. The White House files the spot under its government-paid 'public service announcements.' The critics. John Kennedy (Sen-R Louisiana) said, in remarks reported Sept. 27, that 'there probably is a rule' against officials spending public money to promote themselves. Richard Painter, a former White House ethics lawyer, said, 'We do not allow government-sponsored propaganda in the United States.' The law. Ethics lawyers say the ad may break federal law. No one has ruled that it does.