Government reportedly spent $10M on pro-Trump ads after super PAC pledge

NPR reports nearly $22 million in taxpayer money went to the ads, about half after Trump said a super PAC would fund them. The White House calls them public service announcements.

Timeline

1. 12 Oct, 22:16 UTCNPR reports on taxpayer-funded ads
2. 12 Oct, 22:57 UTCFirst appeared on r/videos
3. 13 Oct, 11:08 UTCPicked up on News
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