距离中期选举还有五周，唐纳德·特朗普及其白宫团队推出了三则宣传性质的竞选广告，这些广告完全由美国纳税人买单，且似乎无视了禁止将公共资金用于“宣传目的”的联邦法律。该系列最新一期广告最为厚颜无耻：它直接翻拍了总统2024年竞选广告之一，并在结尾加上“由美国政府支付”字样。
With five weeks remaining in the midterm election cycle, Donald Trump and his White House team have unveiled three propagandistic campaign ads which are being financed entirely by American taxpayers and which appear to ignore federal law that prohibits the use of public funds for “propaganda purposes.”The most recent installment in the series is the most brazen: It simply recycles one of the president’s 2024 campaign ads and includes the phrase “Paid for by the U.S. government” at the end.
截至目前，这些竞选广告的价格标签已接近至少250万美元，资金来源是共和党国内政策大法案拨给海关及边境保卫局的款项。联邦通信委员会（FCC）有可能对这种厚颜无耻的滥用行为感兴趣吗？显然没有。
To date, the price tag for these campaign ads is nearing at least $2.5 million which is coming from money the Republicans’ domestic policy megabill had directed to Customs and Border Protection Any chance the Federal Communications Commission might take an interest in such a brazen abuse? Apparently not.
《Deadline》报道，FCC主席周三驳回了关于白宫动用纳税人钱款支付一系列推广唐纳德·特朗普总统广告的担忧。
Deadline reported The chairman of the FCC on Wednesday dismissed concerns about the White House use of taxpayer money to pay for a series of ads promoting President Donald Trump.
卡尔对记者表示，政府已为这些广告辩护，称其为“随处可见的公共服务公告”，他称：“我认为这没有什么独特或不同之处，除了是正常的公共服务公告外，就是政府自然且正常运行的那类公共服务公告。”
Noting that the administration has defended the spots as public service announcements “that you see all the time,” Carr told reporters, “I don’t think there’s anything unique or different about it, other than being a normal PSA, the types of PSAs that the government naturally and normally runs.”
认为这些竞选广告是公共服务公告的说法荒谬至极，简直是一种侮辱。大多数美国人都看过公共服务公告，根据定义，其旨在促进公众利益，通常通过推广与安全和健康相关的事业。例如，鼓励系安全带、远离毒品、减少污染和避免酒驾的广告就是典型例子。有些公共服务公告甚至成为文化标志，如熊仔告诉美国人：“只有你能防止森林火灾。”将这些视为“正常的公共服务公告”显然是荒谬可笑的。即使有几位国会共和党人也承认，白宫在这件事上做得太过火了。
The suggestion that these campaign ads are public service announcements is ridiculous to the point of being insulting Most Americans have seen public service announcements, which, by definition, are designed to advance the public’s interests, usually by promoting causes related to safety and health. Ads encouraging people to wear seat belts, steer clear of illicit drugs, curtail pollution and avoid drunk driving, for example, are classic examples. Some public service announcements even become cultural touchstones of sorts, such as Smokey the Bear telling Americans, “Only you can prevent forest fires.”To see as “normal PSAs” is obviously preposterous. Even several congressional Republicans have conceded the White House went too far on this one.
然而，特朗普任命的党派化FCC主席却倾向于追随特朗普团队的路线。问题很可能会在好转前先恶化。
And yet, Trump’s partisan FCC chief is inclined to toe Team Trump’s line. The problem might very well get worse before it gets better.
美联社报道称，国土安全部已“动用2000万美元”用于支付竞选广告费用，而政府已释放出一切信号，表明随着大选日临近，滥用纳税人钱财的行为将进一步加剧。
The Associated Press reported that the Department of Homeland Security has “tapped $20 million” to pay for the campaign ads, and the administration has given every indication that the abuse of taxpayer money will intensify as Election Day draws closer.
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