UPDATE 1-Trump says he did not sign off on border security ad campaign

UPDATE 1-Trump says he did not sign off on border security ad campaign

President ‌Donald Trump on Thursday said that he did not sign off ‌on a $200 million border security ‌advertising campaign featuring U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

"I never knew ⁠anything ​about ⁠it," Trump told Reuters in ⁠a phone interview. Noem - a top official ​overseeing Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown - ⁠was questioned by both Democrats ⁠and Republicans ​before a Senate panel on Wednesday about ⁠the contracting process and Republican-connected firms ⁠awarded ⁠the money.

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