玛吉·哈伯曼、哈米德·阿莱亚齐兹、谢恩·戈德马赫和乔纳森·斯旺报道：特朗普总统指示将2000万美元的国土安全部资金用于制作赞扬其总统任期的电视广告，尽管面临法律和政治批评。
Maggie Haberman, Hamed Aleaziz, Shane Goldmacher and Jonathan Swan President Trump directed the use of US$20 million in Department of Homeland Security funds for TV ads praising his presidency, despite legal and political criticisms.
这些广告在各大电视网播出，内容具有竞选风格，并被标榜为政府资助的公益广告。
The ads aired on major networks, featured campaign-style content, and were labelled as government-paid public service announcements.
特朗普继续通过其超级政治行动委员会为中期选举竞选投入大量资金，而纳税人资助的广告则在支持率下降之际宣传其形象。
Trump continues to heavily fund midterm campaigns through his super PAC, while taxpayer-funded ads promote his image amid declining approval ratings.
人工智能生成 华盛顿——据知情人士透露，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普亲自指示其预算主管使用纳税人资金制作赞扬他及其总统任期的电视广告，由此启动了一份价值2000万美元（2560万新元）的合同，使用了国土安全部的资金。
AI generated WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency, setting in motion a US$20 million (S$25.6 million) contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter.
这些广告已在有线电视和无线电视网播出——包括福克斯新闻、CNN和MS Now，以及福克斯的橄榄球比赛和CBS、ABC、NBC的全国新闻节目，其中包括特朗普已知会观看的《会见新闻界》。
The ads have run across cable and network television – on Fox News, CNN and MS Now, with football games on Fox and with national newscasts on CBS, ABC and NBC, including Meet The Press, which Trump is known to watch.