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In reply to the discussion: Trump has sent a cease and desist letter over this ad. [View all]mahatmakanejeeves
(56,904 posts)37. First of all, whoever wrote that letter needs to learn the correct use of the apostrophe.
Let's see:
Alex W. Cannon, Esq.
Special Counsel
Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.
Here's another link if the first one didn't work.
Trump campaign threatens legal action over liberal super PAC ad
BY JONATHAN EASLEY - 03/25/20 05:54 PM EDT
President Trumps reelection campaign is threatening legal action against television stations in key battleground states if they continue airing an ad cut by the liberal super PAC Priorities USA alleging that the president called the coronavirus a hoax.
Alex Cannon, the legal counsel for Trumps reelection campaign, sent a letter to television stations in key battleground states where the ad is running demanding they cease and desist from airing the ad if they want to avoid costly and time consuming litigation.
Given the foregoing, should you fail to immediately cease broadcasting PUSAs ad Exponential Threat, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. will have no choice but to pursue all legal remedies available to it in law and in equity the letter states. We will not stand idly by and allow you to broadcast false, deceptive, and misleading information concerning Presidents Trumps healthcare positions without consequence.
Priorities USA is putting $6 million behind the ad, which is running on television stations in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The ad, which is titled Exponential Threat, splices together different audio clips of Trump downplaying the virus over a graphic showing the number of cases on the rise.
"The coronavirus, this is their new hoax, Trump says in the ad. We have it totally under control. It's one person coming in from China. One day it's like a miracle, it will disappear. When you have 15 people and within a couple of days is gonna be down to close to zero. We really think we've done a great job in keeping it down to a minimum. I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand. No, I don't take responsibility."
However, fact-checkers at The Washington Post, Snopes, Politifact and FactCheck.org have said its wrong to claim that Trump called the virus a hoax.
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BY JONATHAN EASLEY - 03/25/20 05:54 PM EDT
President Trumps reelection campaign is threatening legal action against television stations in key battleground states if they continue airing an ad cut by the liberal super PAC Priorities USA alleging that the president called the coronavirus a hoax.
Alex Cannon, the legal counsel for Trumps reelection campaign, sent a letter to television stations in key battleground states where the ad is running demanding they cease and desist from airing the ad if they want to avoid costly and time consuming litigation.
Given the foregoing, should you fail to immediately cease broadcasting PUSAs ad Exponential Threat, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. will have no choice but to pursue all legal remedies available to it in law and in equity the letter states. We will not stand idly by and allow you to broadcast false, deceptive, and misleading information concerning Presidents Trumps healthcare positions without consequence.
Priorities USA is putting $6 million behind the ad, which is running on television stations in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The ad, which is titled Exponential Threat, splices together different audio clips of Trump downplaying the virus over a graphic showing the number of cases on the rise.
"The coronavirus, this is their new hoax, Trump says in the ad. We have it totally under control. It's one person coming in from China. One day it's like a miracle, it will disappear. When you have 15 people and within a couple of days is gonna be down to close to zero. We really think we've done a great job in keeping it down to a minimum. I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand. No, I don't take responsibility."
However, fact-checkers at The Washington Post, Snopes, Politifact and FactCheck.org have said its wrong to claim that Trump called the virus a hoax.
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Why not , they are blocking Bolton book, they might as well end the freedom of the
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2020
#1
I guess it was just a quaint notion we naïvely hung our hat on a million years ago
Brother Buzz
Mar 2020
#40
"the Democrat's politicization"? How embarrassing that he can't even find a literate lawyer
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2020
#11
Multiple groups should create their own variant of the ad and air it in every state.
Grokenstein
Mar 2020
#23
Cue Alan Dershowitz for a lame it's okay if Trump crushes the 1st Amendment excuse
Submariner
Mar 2020
#24
First of all, whoever wrote that letter needs to learn the correct use of the apostrophe.
mahatmakanejeeves
Mar 2020
#37
Powerful ad, using his own words. The upward increasing arc is especially effective.
yonder
Mar 2020
#38