Trump's Illegal Ads, Cont.

 

The corrupt and lying Malignant Fascist has been running TV ads promoting himself and his policies with taxpayer funds, a clear violation of the law.  Even his spineless cultists are being forced to offer their mild criticisms.  The Associated Press reports:

"The White House has spent days fiercely defending three taxpayer-funded advertisements that glorify President Donald Trump and are nearing at least $1.5 million in public spending, calling them public service announcements like those used in past administrations. [snip]

But the Republican administration’s ads attracted mounting criticism on Monday, including from members of Trump’s own party.

“It shouldn’t be paid for with taxpayer dollars,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters.

“It would not have been something that I would have done. And I know that the White House is not covered by the same guidance that we are, but it’s not something that I would have done,” said Sen. Mike Rounds, another South Dakota Republican.

Multiple legal experts consulted by The Associated Press said the ads appear to run afoul of federal statutes, including a law against congressionally appropriated funds being used for “publicity or propaganda” and a law that limits the partisan political activities of government employees.

They said the new ads, which are airing on network and cable TV and streaming, differ from other administrations’ PSAs because they aren’t designed to help Americans access any specific program." (our emphasis)

The MF is sitting on a war chest of hundreds of millions of dollars that he could have used, but decided to stay true to form and violate another statute.  Add this to the growing list of illegalities this common crook has committed.

We also wonder about his message about routing "the communists, Marxists" and not letting them come to power.  When you realize he's been conflating communists and Marxists with Democrats in recent months, the "final battle" language used suggests if the outcome of the mid-term elections results in Democrats taking over the House and Senate, he's thinking of using a bogus national security threat to keep that from happening.  A huge Democratic win will be the best antidote to his fever dreams of dictatorship.

(photo: a still shot from a taxpayer funded ad)