Walkinshaw Calls for Investigation into Trump's DHS-Funded Political Ads

This press release from Representative James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) was published on 2026-09-29 and titled "Walkinshaw Calls for Investigation into Trump's DHS-Funded Political Ads".

Walkinshaw Calls for Investigation into Trump's DHS-Funded Political Ads

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), the only Democrat who sits on both the House Homeland Security and Oversight and Government Reform Committees, called for an investigation into President Trump's use of Department of Homeland Security funds to bankroll his political TV ads. “Trump is using your tax dollars at the Department of Homeland Security to pay for his own political TV ads. Republicans handed DHS historic levels of funding. Now it turns out Trump is spending it on himself. These aren't PSAs. One is nearly identical to a Trump 2024 campaign ad. And they're illegal. Federal law bans spending taxpayer money on political ads and propaganda. His approval is at rock bottom, so he's buying airtime while families are drowning in gas and grocery prices. We need a full investigation, with everyone who signed off on this answering under oath.” ###