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GOP senator blocks resolution that criticized Trump's taxpayer-funded ads

Hassan introduced a resolution opposing the use of taxpayer funds for advertisements promoting Trump.

GOP senator blocks resolution that criticized Trump's taxpayer-funded ads
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis objected to a resolution from Sen. Maggie Hassan criticizing taxpayer funding for Trump administration ads, blocking its passage through a unanimous-consent request. The article reports criticism of the ads from senators in both parties and President Trump's defense of them.

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Maggie Hassan
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Senator who introduced the resolution

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who defended the advertisements

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Cynthia M. Lummis
R · WY · SEN

Senator who objected to the resolution

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader who criticized using taxpayer dollars for the ads

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator who criticized using taxpayer dollars for the ads

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Cynthia Lummis Blocks Senate Resolution on Trump Ads

Outlets agree that Sen. Cynthia Lummis blocked Sen. Maggie Hassan’s resolution opposing taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads. Hassan introduced the measure, and Lummis defended the ads. Center outlets present the resolution as a dispute over public funding, including Hassan’s objection, Lummis’s defense and criticism from others. Right-leaning outlets frame Lummis’s block as rejecting a toothless denunciation and emphasize her defense of the ads.

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