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“I don't think any public official, including President Trump or Kristi Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money on private ads for themselves. … I also think that we ought to have a rule that no politician can have a building named after him while he's alive. I think that would settle a lot of this controversy. We have that rule in Louisiana. It works pretty well.
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Transcript: Sen. John Kennedy on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 27, 2026.