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Donald Trump Jr. Tried to Shame CNN for Not Airing Trump's New Anti-Immigration Ad and CNN Fired Right Back With Facts

Donald Trump Jr. Tried to Shame CNN for Not Airing Trump's New Anti-Immigration Ad and CNN Fired Right Back With Facts
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 18: Donald Trump Jr. listens to a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicks off on July 18. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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Todd Beeton
By Todd BeetonNov 03, 2018
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Todd Beeton is the Editor-in-Chief for The Social Edge. Before that, he served as Digital Director for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's campaign, directing her social media content and strategy over four election cycles. During the 2008 election, Todd blogged about the presidential election as a front page blogger and editor for MyDD.com, a national progressive political site.
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Last week, Donald Trump unveiled a provocative new web ad that accuses Democrats of allowing an illegal immigrant, who later went on to kill a police officer, into the country.

Turns out that accusation isn't true, of course, but that hasn't stopped Trump and his boosters from sharing and promoting the ad, which has widely been derided as "racist."

On Saturday, Donald Trump Jr. took to Twitter to excoriate CNN for not airing a shorter TV-ready version of the ad, saying "I guess they only run fake news."

CNN was not going to let that slide without comment, and even got a little snarky with the president's son:

People could not get enough of CNN's clap back:

And went after Jr.

But some felt CNN was being hypocritical.

And some didn't find the ad -- this version at least -- racist.

But there were also those who found CNN worthy of praise for not accepting ad money to air the ad in rotation on its network:

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