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CBP awards $20 million media contract to LMD Agency

Original: Here's a $20 million order, paid for by CBP's Office of Public Affairs, awarded to LMD Agency for a national media campa

US Customs and Border Protection's Office of Public Affairs has awarded a $20 million order to communications firm LMD Agency for a national media campaign beginning September 20, according to federal spending records. Commentators note the first ad in the campaign, described as pro-Trump, aired just days later on September 23, raising questions about the use of taxpayer funds for political messaging by a border agency.

Why now: The timing of a pro-Trump ad days into a taxpayer-funded campaign has drawn scrutiny over potential political use of federal money.

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• Here's a $20 million order, paid for by CBP's Office of Public Affairs, awarded to LMD Agency for a national media campaign starting on Sept. 20. The first pro-Trump ad aired on Sept. 23. # news # uspol # politics # trump https://www. usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD… · z_everson@journa.host · 4

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