白宫周五发布了第二则由政府出资制作的广播广告，称美国是历史上最成功的国家；与此同时，越来越多两党人士反对称，政府似乎动用了纳税人资金为这些广告出资。
The White House released a second government-sponsored broadcast on Friday claiming the U.S. is the most successful nation in history amid growing bipartisan backlash over the apparent use of taxpayer dollars to fund the spots.
“自由之所以能在美国取得胜利，是因为宣布自由、维护自由并守护自由传承的美国人民拥有卓越的文化与品格。”唐纳德·特朗普总统的声音在最新视频中旁白，画面配合拉什莫尔山和特朗普7月4日演讲的片段。“我们知道，这不是结束。这只是美国黄金时代的开始。”据广告追踪机构AdImpact称，这段新发布的一分钟视频至少已在Newsmax的《Carl Higbie Frontline》和《Greg Kelly Reports》节目中播出，但政府在这则第二段广告上花费了多少仍不清楚。
“Liberty has prevailed here because of the culture and character of the people who declared it, defended it and preserved it,” President Donald Trump’s voice narrates in the latest video, accompanied by footage of Mount Rushmore and Trump’s July Fourth speech. “We know that this is not an ending. This is only the beginning of the golden age of America.” It is still unclear how much the government spent on the second ad, but the newly released minute-long video has at least aired on Newsmax’s “Carl Higbie Frontline” and “Greg Kelly Reports” shows, according to ad tracker AdImpact.
据AdImpact称，第一则名为《爱我》的广告于周三推出，制作成本至少为44.3万美元。
The first ad, called “Love Me,” dropped Wednesday and has cost at least $443,000, per AdImpact.
政府发言人表示，这些标有“由美国政府出资”的视频被视为“公益广告”，旨在教育美国人“理直气壮地爱国”。周五下午，白宫通过一份官方新闻稿再次强调了这一说法，称早在威尔逊总统时期，历届政府就曾利用广播向公众传递信息。
Administration spokespeople said the videos — labeled “Paid for by the U.S. Government” — are considered “public service announcements” with the goal of educating Americans to be “unapologetically patriotic.” The White House doubled down on its message through an official press release Friday afternoon, saying that past administrations, dating back as far as President Woodrow Wilson, had used the airways to inform the public.
“历届政府利用广播时，人们称之为‘公共教育’；本届政府宣传对国家的自豪感时，其中许多同样的声音却称之为‘宣传机器’。”声明写道。
“When prior Administrations utilized the airwaves, it was called ‘public education.’ When this Administration promotes pride in our country, many of those same voices call it ‘propaganda,’” the statement read.
这两则广告引发了议员们尖锐的两党批评，也引发了对本届政府将联邦资金用于政治广告一事展开调查的呼吁。此时距离今年的中期选举仅一个多月。
The two s prompted sharp bipartisan criticism from lawmakers and calls for investigations into the administration’s federal spending on political ads, just over a month before this year’s midterm elections.
“该项目的官方目的并不明确，而且似乎违反了联邦法律——即禁止将拨款用于‘旨在帮助某个政党或候选人的宣传活动’中，”新罕布什尔州民主党参议员玛吉·哈桑（Maggie Hassan）在周四给白宫幕僚长苏西·怀尔斯（Susie Wiles）的信中写道。
“The does not have a clear official government purpose and appears to run afoul of federal prohibitions against the use of appropriated funds as part of ‘a general propaganda effort designed to aid a political party or candidates,’” Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) wrote in a letter to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Thursday, referencing the first .