CNN is refusing to air an ad by the Trump campaign that focuses on Biden, the Ukraine, and Democrats trying to impeach Trump over it.
Here’s the ad:
According to The Daily Beast, CNN is refusing to run the ad, claiming that it’s peddling debunked claims as well as disparaging the network:
“CNN is rejecting the ad, as it does not meet our advertising standards,” a network spokesperson told The Daily Beast. “Specifically, in addition to disparaging CNN and its journalists, the ad makes assertions that have been proven demonstrably false by various news outlets, including CNN.”
I can understand CNN not liking the ad’s focus on CNN and its employees, but to say the ad is demonstrably false? That’s hilarious. Did Joe Biden tell them it was false? LOL!
The Trump campaign issued a statement to the Daily Beast:
“CNN spends all day protecting Joe Biden in their programming, so it’s not surprising that they’re shielding him from truthful advertising too, and then talking to other media outlets about it,” Trump 2020 communications director Tim Murtaugh responded in a statement. “Our ad is entirely accurate and was reviewed by counsel, and CNN wouldn’t even describe to us what they found objectionable. This isn’t a cable news channel anymore, it’s a Democrat public relations firm.”
Yep. You won’t get any disagreement from me on that.
But look, here’s the bottom line. I don’t think the Trump campaign is going to lose any sleep over CNN refusing the ad. They probably expected it. And besides, it’s not like that many people won’t see it because CNN’s viewership is the least in cable news.
As an aside, here’s a new ad by the Trump campaign out yesterday: