Washington Post Rejects Controversial 'Fire Elon Musk' Ad Campaign
- The Washington Post rejected a $115,000 advertisement urging President Trump to fire Elon Musk, leading to criticism of censorship at the publication, as reported by The Hill.
- Common Cause had planned the ad campaign against Musk, highlighting his influence over Trump, according to a statement from Virginia Kase Solomón.
- Virginia Kase Solomón expressed serious concerns about the paper's independence under Jeff Bezos' ownership, as quoted by the New York Post.
- The cancellation of the ad has contributed to ongoing internal dissent at The Washington Post.
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See the 'Fire Elon Musk' ad the Washington Post scrapped from its Tuesday edition
Watchdog group Common Cause said the Washington Post pulled out of its plans to run an ad from the watchdog group calling forAndrew Harnik/Getty ImagesThe Washington Post cut an ad urging Trump to fire Elon Musk, watchdog group Common Cause said.Common Cause said it had a $115,000 deal to run ads in the Post's Tuesday print editions.The Post initially approved the nature of the ad, and didn't say why it was rejected, the org said.The Washington …
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