Mr. Pope also noted that the “fake news” allegation rings hollow given Mr. Trump’s
frequent interviews with the very organizations he derides as “fake.”
“It’s telling here that this is in a political ad by the political campaign because it’s increasingly clear
that this ‘fake news’ mantra is a political maneuver more than anything,” he said.
CNN said it would run the 30-second television spot, a celebration of Mr. Trump’s first 100 days in office, only if the campaign removed a section
that featured the words “fake news” superimposed over several TV journalists, including Wolf Blitzer of CNN, and others from MSNBC, PBS, ABC and CBS.
“Per our policy, it will be accepted only if that graphic is deleted.”
In response, Michael Glassner, the executive director of Mr. Trump’s campaign committee, called the decision “censorship pure and simple.”
“By rejecting our ad, CNN has proven that it supports censorship is biased and fears an opposing point of view,” Mr. Glassner said in a statement.
CNN Refuses Trump Campaign’s ‘Fake News’ Ad -
By NIRAJ CHOKSHIMAY 2, 2017
The head of President Trump’s re-election campaign accused CNN of “censorship” on Tuesday
afternoon after the broadcast network refused to run the group’s latest advertisement.