两名众议院民主党议员呼吁美国政府问责局（GAO）调查上月播出的、由政府出资且有特朗普总统出镜的广告。
A pair of House Democrats called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate government-funded ads featuring President Trump that aired last month.
众议院司法委员会资深委员Jamie Raskin（马里兰州民主党众议员）和George Whitesides（加利福尼亚州民主党众议员）致信问责局高层，要求调查为何“美国民众显然正在为唐纳德·特朗普制作绝望的选前宣传广告而埋单”。议员们在信中继续写道：“这些广告构成了对纳税人资金的非法使用，最有力的证据或许是，它们与唐纳德·特朗普在2024年总统竞选期间使用的广告几乎完全相同，而且事实上使用了相同的画面素材和同样拙劣的意识形态宣传说辞。”
Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and George Whitesides (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the GAO leadership, asking for an investigation as to why “the American people are apparently paying for Donald Trump to create desperate preelection propaganda.”
信中指控特朗普利用纳税人的资金资助电视广告，违反了多项联邦法律，其中包括《2026年综合拨款法》。该法规定，除非获得国会授权，否则不得将任何拨款用于“在美国境内开展宣传或政治宣传”。他们还援引了《反赤字法》以及其他联邦刑事法规。
“These ads constitute an illegal use of taxpayer funds, perhaps best demonstrated by the fact that they are virtually identical to the ones Donald Trump used during his 2024 presidential campaign, and in fact use the same footage and the same inept ideological messaging,” the lawmakers continued. The letter accused Trump of violating multiple federal laws by using taxpayer money to fund the TV ads — including the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, which states that no appropriated funds may be used “for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States” unless authorized by Congress. They also cited the Anti-Deficiency Act and other federal criminal statutes.
拉斯金和怀特赛德斯在信中总结称，GAO“负有重要责任，要追究那些违反您所监督的法律和政策的本届政府成员的责任。”
Raskin and Whitesides concluded in their letter that the GAO has “an important responsibility to hold accountable members of his Administration who violate the laws and policies under your purview.”
一名GAO发言人告诉《国会山报》，该机构已收到国会的请求，并表示：“GAO有一套流程，用来确定我们是否开展工作以及何时开展，目前我们正在走这个流程。”
A GAO spokesperson told The Hill it had received the congressional request, saying, “GAO has a process it goes through to determine whether we do work and when, which we are working through right now.”
联邦政府上月发布了多则广告，围绕特朗普议程的不同重点展开。白宫将其称为“公共服务公告”，用于宣传特朗普及其政府。广告的免责声明写着：“由美国政府付费。”
The federal government released multiple ads last month centering on different points in the Trump agenda. The White House has labeled it “public service announcements,” promoting Trump and his administration. The ad’s disclaimer reads, “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
当被问及这场广告宣传时，特朗普对记者说：“首先，我不是在竞选公职。”他说：“当我说让美国再次伟大、让我们的国家变得伟大时，那是一则面向全国的广告。那是一则宣传我们国家精神的广告。”
When asked about the ad campaign, Trump told reporters, “I’m not running for office, first of all.”“When I’m talking about making America great, making our country great, that’s a countrywide ad. That’s an ad for the spirit of our country,” the president said.
联邦通信委员会主席布林登·卡尔表示，这则广告给他的感觉是“你一直都能看到的日常公共服务公告”，并补充称，不需要该机构进行任何审查。这场广告宣传活动也受到了参议院共和党人的批评。
Federal Communications Commission head Brendan Carr said the ad struck him as “normal course public service announcements that you see all the time,” adding that it does not warrant any review by the agency. The ad campaign has received criticism from Republicans in the upper chamber as well.
“这是很好的信息。我喜欢这个信息，但不应该用纳税人的钱来支付，”参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩（南达科他州共和党籍）周一对记者说。
“It’s a great message. I like the message, but it shouldn’t be paid for by taxpayer dollars,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday.