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A taxpayer-funded ad promoting President Trump aired on Fox News during Jesse Watters' show Wednesday night, carrying an on-screen disclaimer reading 'Paid for by the U.S. government.'

• 30 seconds long, the ad pairs Trump's anti-communism message with images of the president and military aircraft.
• UFC CEO Dana White calls Trump 'the toughest, most resilient person' he has ever met.
• Mediaite confirmed the ad aired overnight on Jesse Watters Primetime, Hannity, and Gutfeld!
• The White House posted a 15-second version to its official YouTube channel on September 13.

Why it matters: Federal appropriations law, as interpreted by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office for decades, bars executive branch spending on material that amounts to self-aggrandizement or purely partisan communication.

• The Hatch Act bans most senior federal employees from using government resources for partisan activity, though Trump himself is not covered.
• The ad arrives as the administration has banned several outlets from the White House and launched a government streaming channel; a federal judge has ordered press access restored.

How 38 sources split on this story

Where they split: The core dispute is whether a government-funded ad promoting a sitting president's record weeks before midterm elections is legal use of public money or a violation of anti-propaganda statutes.

What’s next: The White House had not responded to comment requests from multiple outlets as of publication.

• It is not clear whether JMSN gave permission for the use of 'Love Me' in the ad.
• Which government office or employees produced and authorized the ad, and under what budget authority?
• Will the Government Accountability Office or any federal agency open a review into whether the ad violates appropriations law or the Hatch Act?
• Did the artist JMSN license the song 'Love Me' for use in the ad?