CNN is refusing to air an ad from President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign that pushed debunked claims about Joe Biden and Ukraine and bashed some of the network’s personalities, including Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo and Jim Acosta.
“CNN is rejecting the ad, as it does not meet our advertising standards,” a network spokeswoman said. “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.”
The ad says, “Joe Biden promised Ukraine a billion dollars if they fire the prosecutor investigating his son’s company.”
But Biden had criticized the prosecutor at the center of the claim, Victor Shokin, for not doing enough to fight corruption in the country, and other international leaders and organizations also were calling for the prosecutor to be removed.
The Trump ad also refers to the CNN personalities, as...
“CNN is rejecting the ad, as it does not meet our advertising standards,” a network spokeswoman said. “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.”
The ad says, “Joe Biden promised Ukraine a billion dollars if they fire the prosecutor investigating his son’s company.”
But Biden had criticized the prosecutor at the center of the claim, Victor Shokin, for not doing enough to fight corruption in the country, and other international leaders and organizations also were calling for the prosecutor to be removed.
The Trump ad also refers to the CNN personalities, as...
- 10/3/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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