NEW YORK — NBC says that “after further review,” it will stop airing President Donald Trump’s campaign advertisement that featured an immigrant convicted of murder.
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The advertisement aired on “Sunday Night Football” and on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Monday. NBC said it recognizes the insensitive nature of the ad.
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CNN rejected the same ad, declaring it racist. That drew a public rebuke from the president’s son, Donald J. Trump Jr.
Fox pulled the ad Sunday “upon further review,” said Marianne Gambelli, president of the network’s ad sales department.
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Fox did not immediately say how many times it aired on either Fox News Channel or the Fox Business Network.
Beyond cable news, the ad has also prompted Facebook to take action.
Facebook said in a statement that it blocked the ad from being eligible for paid promotion, because the video violated its advertising policy and contained “sensational content.”
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The ad is still allowed on Facebook.
Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, tweeted that NBC News, CNN and Facebook had chosen “to stand with those ILLEGALLY IN THIS COUNTRY.” He said the media was trying to control what people see and think.
The advertisement includes footage of Luis Bracamontes, a twice-deported immigrant from Mexico sentenced to death in California for killing two police officers
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— With files from Global News reporter Maham Abedi
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