What changed in this update
Last week, President Donald Trump said he considered the ads to be a "positive promotion for our great USA."
Event intelligence
Trump taxpayer-funded promotional ads dispute
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Current state
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order requiring the Trump administration to cancel any remaining taxpayer-funded television advertisements promoting President Trump and barring it from resuming the campaign.
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What changed
The court action halting the taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads is now specified as a temporary restraining order.
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DW
US judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded promo ads of Trump
Last week, President Donald Trump said he considered the ads to be a "positive promotion for our great USA."
PBS
Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered Sunday night.
Guardian
Federal judge orders temporary halt to taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ads
New York judge also orders administration to cancel remaining portion of a $20m advertising purchase A federal judge has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to temporarily halt the broadcast of taxpayer-funded television ads promoting the president ahead of the 3 November midterm elections. Effective as of 6.45pm ET on Sunday, US district judge Jennifer L Rochon of the southern district of New York issued a tempor…
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Sky News – Front Page Sky
Judge orders pro-Trump ads paid for by taxpayers be taken off air
A judge has ordered Donald Trump's administration to stop airing taxpayer-funded TV adverts featuring the president which have been criticised as political propaganda.
Euronews
Judge orders Trump to pull taxpayer-funded adverts
The White House calls the adverts, reportedly paid for with $20 million of Homeland Security funds, public service announcements, but they have drawn criticism from both parties.
CBS
Trump administration ordered to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
The Department of Homeland Security tapped $20 million in taxpayer money for the ads, which the White House has defended as public service announcements.
Politico
Judge orders immediate halt to taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads
A U.S. district judge ordered DHS to cancel ads set to run Sunday night — and barred the administration from resuming the campaign.
