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HAB911

(8,865 posts) Tue May 2, 2017, 03:51 PM May 2017

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In response to the Trump campaigns accusations of ad censorship:

CNN requested that the advertiser remove the false graphic that says the mainstream media is "fake news." The mainstream media is not fake news, and therefore the ad is false. Per our policy, it will be accepted only if that graphic is deleted. Those are the facts.

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In response to the Trump campaigns accusations of ad censorship: (Original Post) HAB911 May 2017 OP

Good for CNN orangecrush May 2017 #1

Why should CNN allow Trump to bad mouth them on THEIR station? WePurrsevere May 2017 #2

Because... 2naSalit May 2017 #3

That definitely seems to be Trump's opinion but thankfully not... WePurrsevere May 2017 #4

orangecrush

(19,355 posts)

1. Good for CNN

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Tue May 2, 2017, 04:11 PM

May 2017

Showing Trump that he is not Putin pulling RT's puppet strings.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)

2. Why should CNN allow Trump to bad mouth them on THEIR station?

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Tue May 2, 2017, 04:28 PM

May 2017

Personally I think the MSM needs to band together and stop kissing his ass. It's time to put Tantrump in time out.

2naSalit

(86,293 posts)

3. Because...

Reply to WePurrsevere (Reply #2)

Tue May 2, 2017, 06:53 PM

May 2017

how dare they question his power over them?

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)

4. That definitely seems to be Trump's opinion but thankfully not...

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Tue May 2, 2017, 08:30 PM

May 2017

our forefathers who may not have always been happy with what the press printed but maintained a strong belief in the necessity for a free press.

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