Trump's Political TV Ads Should Not Be Paid For By Taxpayer Dollars

President Trump, who has failed to lower people's costs, last week launched a nationwide television advertisement campaign promoting himself. We will throw off the sick political class that hates our country. This ad is paid for by you, the American taxpayer. And we will liberate America from these villains once and for all. Estimates show that this ad already costs more than two and a half million dollars. I've introduced a resolution that's quite simple. It just tells the president that he is wrong, that these ads need to be pulled down, and that they should not be paid for with taxpayer dollars. The American people want their tax dollars to go towards helping them and keeping them safe, not propaganda campaigns for a president. At minimum, people deserve to know where their member of Congress stands on this issue. I object. It is really disappointing that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have blocked a resolution that simply says these plainly political television ads should not be paid for with taxpayer dollars. It's clearly a campaign message, but he's making all of us pay for it at a time when he has sent grocery costs, rent costs, and gas costs soaring. Any American who watches this ad can see that it's not a PSA like the White House claims. What's the public service message here? People know the difference between a PSA and a political ad.