The White House and Trump had vigorously defended the ads as simply patriotic public service announcements similar to ones done by previous presidents. US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he would pay for television advertisements himself or with money raised ‌from the Maga political committee after pushback over the use of taxpayer-funded television ads featuring him just before the November congressional elections. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The White House and Trump had vigorously defended the ads as simply patriotic public service announcements similar to ones done by previous presidents. But they still elicited criticism from both parties.S1

• US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he would pay for television advertisements himself or with money raised ‌from the Maga political committee after pushback over the use of taxpayer-funded television ads featuring him just before the November congre...S2

• President Trump said Monday he will start paying for the pro-Trump ads that have blanketed the airwaves in recent weeks, using money raised by his super PAC, after he drew intense pushback for using public funds.S3