路透社/Ipsos图表：Avery Lotz/Axios 根据最近的一项路透社-Ipsos民调，近九成的选民认为，使用纳税人资金支付包含总统或内阁成员形象的选举相关广告是不合适的，其中80%的共和党人也持相同看法。
Reuters/Ipsos Chart: Avery Lotz/Axios Nearly nine in 10 voters say using taxpayer money to pay for election-related ads featuring the president or Cabinet members is inappropriate, including 80% of Republicans, according to a recent Reuters-Ipsos poll Why it matters:
为何重要：在中期选举前几周，政府决定花费数百万纳税人资金投放以特朗普为主角的广告，此举引发了轩然大波和民众的强烈反对。
The administration's decision to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on Trump-fronted ads weeks before the midterms is facing an uproar and overwhelming public opposition.
- 尽管政府坚称这些广告实际上是公共宣传广告（PSA），但特朗普随后宣布，一个与他有关联的超级政治行动委员会（super PAC）将承担未来广告的费用（但不会报销已经支出的纳税人资金）。
• While the administration insisted the ads were actually PSAs, Trump later announced that a super PAC affiliated with him would foot the bill for future ads (but not reimburse the taxpayer dollars already spent). Friction point:
争议焦点：最新的民调显示，白宫声称这些电视广告“旨在提醒美国人热爱祖国”，但可能并不会获得选民太多好感。
New polling suggests the TV spots, which the White House said "are a reminder for Americans to love their country," might not get much love from voters.
- 这项针对4506名成年人的民调发现，仅有9%的美国人认为使用纳税人资金制作包含总统或内阁成员形象的选举相关电视广告是合适的。
• The poll of 4,506 adults found that just 9% of Americans find it appropriate to tap taxpayer funds for election-related television ads featuring the president or cabinet members. Zoom out:
更广泛视角：多数美国人也批评了特朗普采取的其他行动：68%的人认为禁止媒体机构进入白宫是不合适的，72%的人对以在任总统的名字命名联邦机构和建筑持同样看法。
A majority of Americans also panned other actions Trump has taken: 68% say it's inappropriate to block media outlets from entering the White House, and 72% say the same about naming federal institutions and buildings after a sitting president.
白宫一位官员在向Axios发表的声明中辩称，“这些公共宣传广告显然并非政治性的”，并称特朗普“并未出现在选票上，广告也没有呼吁行动”。
A White House official contended in a statement to Axios that the "PSAs are clearly not political," saying Trump "is not on the ballot and the ads don't have a call to action."
- 但其中一则广告与2024年特朗普竞选广告几乎完全相同，使用了相同的画面和旁白，仅将“竞选赞助”的标题替换为免责声明：“由美国政府支付”。
• But one is nearly identical to a 2024 Trump campaign ad, using the same footage and narration, with the campaign sponsorship tagline replaced with a disclaimer: "Paid for by the U.S. Government."
- 本月早些时候，民主党人呼吁政府问责办公室和美国特别检察官办公室调查使用纳税人资金制作和播出这些广告的行为。
• Earlier this month, Democrats called on the Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to investigate the use of taxpayer money to produce and air the ads. Between the lines:
字里行间：上个月末发布的这些广告
late last month that the ads released so far
截至目前“仅仅是个开始”，而且特朗普本人——对他数字团队定期发布的战情室风格社交媒体帖子感到满意——亲自挑选这些广告。
were "just the beginning" and that Trump himself — pleased with the war-room-style social media posts his digital team regularly pumps out — was hand-picking the ads himself.
- 而且，不只是白宫加入了这种与竞选内容界限模糊的宣传炒作：美国联邦调查局（FBI）的快速响应账号周二发布了一段视频，称赞局长卡什·帕特尔，同时批评民主党人，包括参议员候选人阿卜杜勒-埃尔·赛义德。
• And it's not just the White House that's gotten in on promotional hype that blurs the lines with campaign content: The FBI's rapid response account released a video Tuesday applauding director Kash Patel — and criticizing Democrats, including Senate candidate Abdul-El Sayed. The bottom line:
结论：随着一场将生活成本问题置于首位的选举临近，美国人对纳税人资金的使用方式抱有强烈的看法。
As an election approaches where cost-of-living concerns are paramount, Americans have strong feelings about how their taxpayer dollars are spent.