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US government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump’s midterm messaging

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US government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump’s midterm messaging
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By MIKE CATALINI
At first glance, it looks like a typical Republican campaign advertisement. As images of President Donald Trump flash across the screen, the 30-second spot says “America will never be a communist country” and boasts about the “largest tax cuts in history.”
But there’s something different near the end — a bit of text at the bottom that says “paid for by the U.S. government.”
According to AdImpact, which tracks media spending, the advertisement cost $14,000 and it ran during

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