A Biden-appointed judge has ruled that the Trump Administration must cease the production and airing of government-funded advertisements ahead of the midterms.

In other words, Trump can no longer promote the United States of America or his administration in government-funded ads.

The Department of Homeland Security told the courtlast nightthat there were “no plans” to air additional ads, while asking the judge to reject the request by progressive groups for an emergency order to block the ads.

Still, U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochonorderedthe Trump Administration to stop using DHS funds to create or disseminate the ads and to cancel any upcoming ad slots for a two-week duration as court proceedings continue.

The ads, which came under fire last week, feature Trump’s statements about draining the swamp, ridding the government of Communists, and liberating America “from these villains once and for all.” The White House has described the campaign as “educational and unapologetically patriotic” public service announcements, aimed at “reminding Americans to love their country and understand what makes it worth defending, at home, at our borders, and abroad.”

“This is the final battle. With you at my side. We will demolish the deep state. We will expel the war mongers from our government. We will drive out the globalists, we will cast out the Communists, Marxists, and Fascists. We will throw off the sick political class that hates our country. We will rout the fake news media, and we will liberate America from these villains once and for all,” Trump says in one of the ads.

At the end of the ad, a disclaimer reads: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”

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Previously, Trump said that he would “gladly” pay for the ads himself.

“Well, I’m not running for office, first of all, and so the ads are, you know, given by me, but I’m not running for office, and I don’t talk about anybody,” he told reporters last month in the Oval Office.

“If I was talking about Dan Sullivan, if I was talking about anybody behind me that’s a politician like Nick, if I read that’s a political ad. But 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.”

“Now, if somebody said that that’s wrong, I’ll gladly pay the money, but these are ads for the country. These aren’t ads — I’m not promoting, you have to understand, I’m not promoting a candidate. I’m not promoting myself because I’m not running for office. I’m promoting the country,” he added.

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Trump then announced last week that he planned to start paying for the ads with his own money and money from his super PAC MAGA Inc., despite the commercials not being campaign advertisements.

JUST IN: Trump Says He Will Pay for Ads After Leftists Lose Their Mind Over Nonpartisan Government Funded Public Service Announcements

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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Halt Taxpayer-Funded TV Ads

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