CNN Declines to Run Ad From “Donald J. Trump for President”
The latest ad from “Donald J. Trump for President” names reporters and anchors from CNN, MSNBC and other outlets as “enemies,” and the campaign is now outraged that CNN won’t run the spot, reports Aol., which added that the ad “titled “Let President Trump Do His Job,” was made public on Trump’s campaign YouTube page on Sunday, and features President Trump’s common rhetoric labeling Democrats as obstructionists, career politicians as “getting in the way,” and the media as “attacking” the commander in chief.
” It also specifically featured images of the following media members as “the president’s enemies”:
- CNN’s Don Lemon
- CNN’s Anderson Cooper
- MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough
- MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski
- CNN’s Dana Bash
- MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow
- NBC’s Brian Williams
- MSNBC’s Chris Hayes
- CNN’s John King
- CNN’s Brian Stelter
- MSNBC’s Chuck Todd
- American Urban Radio Networks’ April Ryan
“CNN reportedly asked that changes be made to the ad, a process the network also went through with the Trump campaign’s “fake news” ad spot. Because the changes were not made, the network has not run the ad.
“”CNN would accept the ad if the images of reporters and anchors are removed,” a network spokesperson said. “Anchors and reporters don’t have ‘enemies,’ as the ad states, but they do hold those in power accountable across the political spectrum and aggressively challenge false and misleading statements and investigate wrong-doing.””
