CNN refused to show Trump's campaign ad: now president wants his own media

CNN reported that it refused to broadcast two advertising materials prepared by the campaign headquarters of President Donald Trump, since they do not correspond to the facts, writes “Voice of America".

At the same time, the channel will show the third video presented on Thursday.

After the first material was rejected, Trump's campaign headquarters called CNN a Democrat PR.

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The rejected material cited allegations of former vice president Joe Biden, which, according to the channel, have already been refuted by several news organizations.

The advertisement claimed that Democrats were trying to "steal" the election by impeachment investigations in relation to the president, and the "minions from the media" play along with them.

CNN said that insulting employees of the organization is also a basis for refusal.

President's reaction

US President Donald Trump criticized CNN and proposed creating his own broadcast network to counter the media giant and its fake news.

Photo: Facebook /Official white house

Trump also mentioned "Voice of America"And Radio Free Europe, speaking about them in the past tense, although both government-funded organizations still broadcast to an international audience of 275 million people a week.

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Outraged about CNN during an event in Florida, Trump said: “Before, we had ... Radio Free Europe and Voice of America, and we did this to strengthen our country's position. But now it’s not very good. ”

“We would need to create our own network to spread the real news, because they (CNN) are so terrible,” he added. “They have a very bad effect on our country.”

It is unclear why Trump spoke about two news organizations in the past tense. Voice of America correspondents regularly ask the president questions about American foreign policy.

The president gave an interview to Voice of America twice, and White House staff regularly comment on various materials for the organization.

“VOA has always been, and still is, proud of its mission to provide unbiased, trusted news and information to underserved countries around the world, and to share America's affairs abroad,” said VOA Director Amanda Bennett.

Voice of America correspondents tried to get comments from White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham and her deputies, but no response has yet been received.

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The official spokesman for the United States Global Media Agency (USAGM), which runs Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, as well as three other civilian broadcasting networks, said: “All USAGM networks support the Agency’s mission to inform, engage and bring people together. around the world in support of freedom and democracy. Respect for journalistic values ​​- accuracy, honesty and balance - is fundamental to this mission. ”

The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is currently considering Trump's nomination for the post of head of USAGM.

Months ago, 16 President nominated documentary filmmaker Michael Pack, who had previously led the conservative California-based Clairmont Institute, and also worked for the non-profit Public Broadcasting Corporation. If his candidacy is approved by the full Senate, he will succeed John Lansing, who was appointed ex-president Barack Obama in 2015.

Lansing recently stepped down to become the head of National Public Radio, an independent non-profit media organization.

Speaking in the Senate on 19 on September, Peck assured that, as head of the USAGM, he will highlight the improvement of efficiency and labor discipline, as well as the prevention of new ethical scandals that undermine the authority of the organization.