President Donald Trump’s latest advertisement, paid for by the U.S. government, aired during NFL games on Sunday and warned viewers about an impending "final battle" against communists, Marxists, fascists, and the political class that allegedly hates America. The ad features Trump walking down a hallway with ominous music playing as he declares his intent to liberate America from these perceived enemies. This broadcast has drawn criticism due to its timing, just over a month before midterm elections, raising questions about whether such ads constitute campaign propaganda rather than public service announcements.
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Story summary
In early November 2018, President Donald Trump's administration began airing a series of ads on national cable networks like Fox News and CBS. The ads, labeled "Paid for by the U.S. Government," highlighted Trump's achievements such as tax cuts and law enforcement support while denouncing communism, socialism, and Marxism. They featured images from Trump’s presidency set to music, including JMSN’s song “Love Me.” These ads were criticized by Democrats like Rep. Jamie Raskin for potentially violating federal rules against using taxpayer funds for political campaigning. The total cost of the campaign had escalated to $430,000 as of November 9th, according to AdImpact. Despite this controversy, the White House defended these ads as "public service announcements" aimed at promoting patriotism and national defense.
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A second ad promoting President Donald Trump that was “paid for by the U.S. government” aired during NFL games Sunday — warning American football fans of a “final battle” for the country.
“This is the final battle with you at my side,” Trump says in the ad, which features him walking down a hallway as suspenseful music plays.
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music → promote → hallway
“We will cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists.
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We → cast → communists
We will throw off the sick political class that hates our country.
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that → throw → country
We will rout the fake news media, and we will liberate America from these villains once and for all,” Trump said.
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Trump → rout → all
The ad aired during Fox’s broadcasts of the Washington Commanders game against the Seattle Seahawks and the match-up between the Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns, according to CNN.
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ad → air → CNN
The Trump administration is already facing criticism over airing ads featuring the president that explicitly state they were “paid for by the U.S. government” — just a little over a month before the midterm elections.
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The White House compared the ads to previous administrations running public service announcements about Medicare or the Covid vaccination, telling CNN in a statement the commercials “are very clearly not campaign ads.”
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commercials → compare → statement
The Independent contacted the White House Sunday for further clarification.
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Independent → contact → clarification
The ad is nearly identical to a video Trump shared on Truth Social in January 2024, during his third presidential campaign.
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Trump → share → campaign
That version of the video includes a message to “join President Trump’s Fight for America” and information about his campaign.
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version → include → campaign
It comes as the Trump administration faces criticism over several other government-funded ads that have recently aired featuring the president.
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that → come → president
An intense ad titled “America Will Never Be a Communist Country” that aired Thursday also raised eyebrows.
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that → title → eyebrows
It came amid the Trump administration’s ban on MS NOW, CNN and Politico and the subsequent launching of its own media operation, which critics slammed as “state-run media.”
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That commercial begins with a series of black-and-white images of Trump before cutting to images of him at political rallies and White House events.
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commercial → begin → rallies
The commercial promises to “defeat communism, socialism and Marxism” and boasts Trump’s “largest tax cuts in history” while vowing to “defend law and order and police.”
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commercial → promise → law
It also featured a message from UFC CEO Dana White praising Trump as the “toughest, most resilient person” he has met.
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he → feature → person
Critics slammed the commercial, which also appeared on Fox, saying it clearly resembled propaganda.
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it → slam → propaganda
“Took this one right out of the Florida Republican playbook,” said Nikki Fried, chair of the Florida Democrats.
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Fried → take → Democrats
“Hold the party that condones this responsible in November,” said Joyce Alene, a former U.S. attorney appointed by former President Barack Obama.
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Alene → hold → Obama
White House officials defended the earlier ad in a statement to The Independent Thursday, saying that since Trump is not on the ballot, the ads are not campaign related.
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ads → defend → ballot
“These public service announcements are about reminding Americans to love their country and understand what makes it worth defending, at home, at our borders, and abroad,” the spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → remind → borders
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