A 30-second Donald Trump ad aired on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime and ended with a disclaimer saying, “Paid for by the U.S. government.” Its Trump-focused political messaging drew criticism on X, including claims that taxpayers were funding a partisan message.
Set to JMSN’s “Love Me,” the spot showed flags and Trump images as he spoke about fighting communism, and highlighted tax cuts and “law and order” policing. It also featured Dana White, whose 2024 Republican National Convention speech described Trump as “the toughest, most resilient person” White had met.
MeidasTouch called the ad “weird fascist propaganda”; Democratic commentator Isaiah Martin said taxpayers were funding the message, and Democratic Texas House candidate Sara McGee called it “fascist propaganda” and accused officials of betraying the country. Separately, the White House had launched a 24/7 “Trump TV” YouTube stream earlier that week. The article says it drew only a few hundred viewers; The Daily Beast reported that a black screen playing audio from a Lasko box fan attracted more.
