Thune bucks Trump’s campaign-style ‘PSA’ ads for using taxpayer money

Published September 28, 2026 4:47pm ET | Updated September 28, 2026 4:53pm ET



Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) joined growing criticism Monday against a taxpayer-funded “PSA” campaign from the Trump administration that includes repurposed campaign materials from the 2024 presidential election.

The latest ad, which includes an on-screen disclaimer that it’s “Paid for by the U.S. Government,” features President Donald Trump with a voiceover of him vowing to “expel the warmongers from our government” and “cast out the communists, Marxists, and fascists” ahead of the November midterm elections.

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