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Rob Bonta: “The Trump administration is using your federal tax dollars to run political ads, and that's wrong and it's…”

Featuring: Rob Bonta, Democratic | Attorney General of California

'These Are Federal Tax Dollars!': Rob Bonta Blasts White House's 'Political' Ads As 'Unlawful'

Published October 6, 2026

It's just you filed it on the Trump commercials, the White House commercials. Are you able to just provide some reflections on that? Sure. Let me talk about the second one first. The Trump administration is using your federal tax dollars to run political ads, and that's wrong and it's unlawful. and he shouldn't be doing it. And he's clearly doing it right now in the voting window on major networks, during major sporting events. (00:41–00:51)

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Asserts that the Trump administration is unlawfully using federal tax dollars for political ads.

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“There is a clear federal prohibition... about who's allowed to be at voting stations and polling stations. And armed people, including ICE, National Guard, the military, are not allowed.”
Asserts that federal law prohibits armed personnel, including ICE, National Guard, and military, from being at polling stations.02:47-03:04
“There are prohibitions against the use of federal tax dollars for this purpose for, you know, for propaganda and for advancing a political cause.”
Asserts that federal tax dollars cannot be used for propaganda or advancing a political cause.01:16-01:25