Washington Post Rejects Controversial 'Fire Elon Musk' Ad Campaign
- The Washington Post canceled a $115,000 advertisement advocating for President Donald Trump to fire Elon Musk, which was scheduled for delivery to Congress and the Pentagon.
- Common Cause, the pro-democracy group behind the ad, criticized the Post's decision as 'gutless' and questioned possible political motivations.
- The controversial ad depicted Elon Musk and accused him of running the government irresponsibly, stating that 'the Constitution only allows for one president at a time.
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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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