The funds used for Trump's campaign ads originated from the Department of Homeland Security's 2025 budget.

Revealed: WSJ tracks down where Trump’s ad money came from The huge sums of money that the Department of Homeland Security received from Congress in the "One, Big Beautiful Bill Act" in 2025 are the source of the funds for the taxpayer-funded ads President Donald Trump is running on channels across the U.S. https://www.alternet.org/trump-campaign-ad/

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