A former White House chief of staff has sharply criticized a new taxpayer-funded presidential campaign ad, calling its claims "flat out" wrong. The 30-second spot features the president’s voiceover vowing to eliminate political ideologies and media perceived as adversarial. Critics question whether such messaging aligns with official government communication standards. The controversy raises fresh concerns about the use of public funds for partisan political messaging.
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Monday said that a new taxpayer-funded TV advertisement from the White House promoting President Trump is "flat out" wrong. The 30-second ad features Trump saying in a voiceover that the U.S. will "cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists" and "rout the fake news media, and...