A Biden-appointed federal judge ordered President Trump’s “$5,000 to Americans” video taken down from official government websites and social-media accounts just days before the midterm elections.
So we are doing the one thing that order cannot stop private citizens and independent news outlets from doing: watching it, reporting on it, and spreading it everywhere.
Here is the video they wanted removed from government channels. Watch it for yourself — then help us make sure more Americans see it:
BREAKING: A Biden federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to SCRUB its “$5,000 to Americans” video from every government website and social account, just days before the midterms — so Americans are BLASTING IT EVERYWHERE
Judge Jennifer Rochon of SDNY sided with liberals, ruling the ad was likely “propaganda” funded by taxpayers
She also ordered two more ads pulled: “Every Democrat Voted Against No Tax on Tips” and “Cost of Socialism.”
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To be precise, the ruling is a temporary order aimed at the Trump administration and official taxpayer-funded distribution. It is not an order forbidding Americans from sharing a publicly available political message, and it is not a gag order against WLTR.
The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon ordered three administration ads removed: “$5,000 to Americans,” “Every Democrat Voted Against No Tax on Tips,” and “Cost of Socialism.” Rochon, who was nominated to the federal bench by Joe Biden, concluded that the challengers were likely to prove those three ads crossed the line into taxpayer-funded propaganda.
The ruling requires the videos to come down from official government websites and social accounts while the case proceeds. It also directs the administration to cancel future government distribution arrangements for those ads.
The government disputed whether it could control every outside placement, including any arrangement involving MAGA Inc.
That distinction matters. The judge did not rule that the message itself is illegal, nor did she order private citizens, campaigns, or news organizations to pretend the video never existed.
The court is examining whether federal money and official channels were used for campaign-style communications.
The order is also preliminary, not a final judgment after a full trial. Rochon could later restore the videos, extend restrictions to other material, or revise the order as the record develops.
The administration is fighting the case, and the White House called the ruling a “lawless order” from a Biden-appointed judge.
Here is President Trump’s original message — the one at the center of the fight:
The underlying lawsuit, Common Cause v. Department of Homeland Security, was brought by Common Cause, Free Speech for People and election-law attorney Eugene Mazo. A Democracy Docket case overview says the plaintiffs challenged a larger group of federal advertisements that they claimed amounted to electioneering paid for with public funds.
The challengers sought emergency relief against 13 ads, but the judge did not grant everything they requested. She stopped only three at this stage, an important fact that undercuts any claim that the court broadly banned Trump administration communications.
The case turns on appropriations restrictions that bar federal funds from being used for publicity or propaganda not authorized by Congress. The plaintiffs also raised Hatch Act concerns, alleging that official authority and resources were being deployed to influence the midterms.
Those allegations remain allegations. The temporary order reflects a prediction about the likely outcome for three ads, not a final determination of liability for every challenged video.
The administration will have an opportunity to contest the evidence and the legal theory as the case continues.
One of the other videos the judge ordered removed focused on the fact that every congressional Democrat voted against President Trump’s tax package, including its “No Tax on Tips” provision.
The official White House video page framed that message as a contrast between President Trump’s economic agenda and the Democratic vote against it. That is one of the three messages now covered by Rochon’s temporary order.
The White House argues that the videos are legitimate public communication about enacted policy and the administration’s record. The challengers argue that their timing, language and targeting turn them into campaign propaganda rather than ordinary government information.
The judge drew a narrow line for now: three videos out of the 13 the plaintiffs challenged. That means the broader constitutional and statutory questions are still alive, and the court has not accepted every argument made against the administration.
The immediate effect is undeniable. Days before voters go to the polls, a Biden-appointed judge ordered three pro-Trump messages removed from the government’s official megaphone.
That is why we are using ours.
HELP US: Watch the $5,000 video. Share this article with your family and friends.
Post it wherever you can. They can order it off government channels — but they cannot make the American people stop talking.
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