Fox News, NBC and Facebook Pull Trump-Backed Anti-Migrant Ad

CNN refused to run the commercial, saying it was racist
Ad faced backlash, including outrage from Hollywood notables

A group of Central American refugees and asylum seekers walk along a road in the town of Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.Photographer: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg

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By Gerry Smith and Sarah Frier

November 5, 2018 at 5:00 PM UTC

Updated on

November 5, 2018 at 11:21 PM UTC

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Fox News, NBC and Facebook Inc. yanked a controversial political ad about the migrant caravan after critics described the commercial backed by President Donald Trump as racist.

The ad was pulled from Fox News on Sunday, according to Marianne Gambelli, president of ad sales for the network. “It will not appear on either Fox News Channel or Fox Business Network,” she said in a statement on Monday.