A judge has ordered the federal government to pull three taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads from television, social media and elsewhere, according to an ABC News report. The ABC News summary says the judge said the ads "appear to have been made for political or propaganda purposes."
A PBS NewsHour report, credited to Larry Neumeister of The Associated Press, says a judge ruled Friday that the federal government must pull the three ads, which appear to have been made for political or propaganda purposes.
One of the ads, according to the PBS NewsHour summary, touts the president's claim that every American will get $5,000 if Republicans keep control of Congress in the upcoming election. The summary attributes that claim to the president and does not say whether it has been verified.
The ABC News summary describes the judge as a woman but does not name her. Neither summary names the court or the case, and neither says how the government has responded to the ruling or whether it plans to appeal.
The two summaries differ in framing. The ABC News summary presents the finding on the ads' purpose as what the judge said, while the PBS NewsHour summary reports it as part of a ruling. Both agree on the number of ads and on their stated purpose.
Headlines from the two outlets also differ in detail. The ABC News headline says the judge ordered three ads pulled without naming any medium, while the PBS NewsHour headline says the ads are to be pulled from TV and social media.
Sources: ABC News: Judge orders 3 taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads to be pulled; PBS NewsHour: Judge orders 3 taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads to be pulled from TV, social media.