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Patty Murray demands White House stop airing taxpayer-funded Trump ad — Jack Reed | ChamberLight
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Sen. Patty Murray and other congressional Democrats urged the White House to stop airing a taxpayer-funded ad featuring President Donald Trump and disclose its cost. They argue the ad may violate federal restrictions on government publicity and political activity; the White House says it is an educational, patriotic public-service announcement.
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People in this story 8 + 1 PM Senator leading the demand for the White House to stop the ad and account for its cost
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ALSO MENTIONED Viktor Orbán, Former Hungarian prime minister used as a comparison in Tillis’s criticism of the ad
President featured in the ad at the center of the dispute
TT Senator who criticized the ad and compared it to something Viktor Orbán would do
JK Senator who said politicians should pay for ads with their own money
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SW White House chief of staff addressed in the lawmakers’ letter
RD Representative who joined Murray and other Democrats in the letter
ALSO MENTIONED Viktor Orbán, Former Hungarian prime minister used as a comparison in Tillis’s criticism of the ad
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