Washington Post Rejects Controversial 'Fire Elon Musk' Ad Campaign

Washington Post sparks renewed outcry for reportedly killing ad calling for Trump to fire DOGE chief Elon Musk

The Washington Post this week reportedly killed a massive advertisement calling on President Trump to fire DOGE chief Elon Musk.

Did The Washington Post censor an ad calling for Trump to ‘fire Elon Musk’?

The Post’s decision, made without explanation, has raised concerns about censorship and potential pressure to cover news in a specific way.

Washington Post in row for rejecting ‘fire Elon Musk’ ads

The Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper told an advocacy group it was pulling the ads, which would have covered the front and back pages of some editions.

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 …

Washington Post scraps 'Fire Elon Musk' advertisement order: report

The advertisement reads, "Who's running this country? Donald Trump or Elon Musk?"

'Fire Elon Musk' advert axed by Washington Post in last minute decision

An ad that was believed to be 'criticizing' Elon Musk was dramatically pulled by The Washington Post just days before it was set to run - and the ad creators were left confused at the decision