Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads after backlash – US politics live

President claims commercials were ‘positive promotion for our Great USA’ but says he will now cover their costSign up for Breaking News US emailHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump has said he will stop using taxpayer funds for television advertisements glorifying himself, which sparked a major backlash, and instead tap his super PAC to cover ads going forward.Donald Trump said he was “doing great” as his approval rating sank to a record low 32%. The president made the remarks as he headed to Nebraska, to campaign for a Republican senator there.Pennsylvania is reporting the largest measles outbreak in the nation, with more than 1,000 cases this year. The governor of neighboring New ⁠York, ⁠Kathy ⁠Hochul, has declared a ‌disaster ‌emergency ‌over an ⁠ongoing measles outbreak there.Politico was barred from traveling on Air Force One for Trump’s trip to Nebraska, according to a report by CNN. This comes after the administration previously stopped CNN from similarly traveling with the president, despite a federal judge putting a temporary block on Trump’s overall ban on Politico, CNN and MS Now from the White House.Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down as White Hou…

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