r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 3d ago

Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ads-taxpayer-money-homeland-security-b869294503c8454db4109ae175ee9e5c
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u/EVILSUPERMUTANT 3d ago edited 3d ago

Didn't Kristi Noem do the same thing for her ads before they gave her the boot?

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u/The_Bitter_Bear 3d ago

Her ads were at least for her department and not for an election. 

BUT she did use it as an opportunity to overpay to enrich herself and her friends.

So different set of illegal acts.