Laura Edelson, the researcher, said the ads have been viewed between 16 million and 18 million times in the past seven days. She also estimated that Trump spent between $600,000 and $2 million during that period of time. In the ads, Trump is asking Facebook users to join the “Official Impeachment Defense Task Force” to “know who stood with me when it mattered most,” among other messages. Surprising fact: Trump has spent nearly $20 million on Facebook ads since May 2018, when the social media network started publicly disclosing political ad spending. In August, Facebook announced that in order for a campaign to run political ads, a tax-registered organization identification number must be provided.

Source: Forbes September 30, 2019 20:23 UTC