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The poll indicated that a majority of Americans disapproved of other actions, specifically: 68% said it was inappropriate to block media outlets from entering the White House, and 72% said it was inappropriate to name federal institutions and buildings after a sitting president.

Earlier in the month, Democrats called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to investigate the use of taxpayer money to produce and air the advertisements featuring the president.

One of the taxpayer-funded spots was noted to be nearly identical to a 2024 Trump campaign ad, utilizing the same footage and narration. The only notable difference was that the original campaign sponsorship tagline was replaced with a disclaimer stating, "Paid for by the U.S. Government."

Following the public outcry, Donald Trump announced that a super PAC affiliated with him would foot the bill for future ads. However, the announcement did not include a provision to reimburse the taxpayer dollars that had already been spent on the ads released prior to that announcement.

The White House insisted that the advertisements were Public Service Announcements (PSAs) intended as a reminder for Americans to love their country, claiming they were not political because the president is not on the ballot and the ads lack a call to action. However, the decision to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on these ads weeks before the midterms faced overwhelming public opposition and an uproar.

The poll found that nearly nine in 10 Americans (approximately 91%) consider it inappropriate to use taxpayer funds for such ads. Specifically, only 9% of the surveyed adults found the use of taxpayer funds for these election-related television ads to be appropriate.