Key facts
- 86% of U.S. adults disapprove of taxpayer-funded campaign-style TV ads by the Trump administration.
- The ad campaign cost $20 million.
- 9% of U.S. adults supported the use of taxpayer money for the ads.
An overwhelming majority of Americans in a new poll released Monday said the Trump administration’s use of taxpayer dollars to fund campaign-style TV advertisements was inappropriate. The Reuters/Ipsos survey found that 86 percent of U.S. adults disapproved of the use of taxpayer money for the $20 million ad campaign, with only 9 percent in support.