CNN refused to air an advertisement detailing the brutal murder of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student from Georgia, during Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last week. The move, which amounts to yet another narrative assist for the Joe Biden campaign, came after a group attempted to buy the airtime to reach CNN’s otherwise mass migration-oblivious audience.
“It is shameful that CNN is censoring the truth and trying to protect President Biden by refusing to air this ad,” the group said.
A CNN spokesperson claimed the ad did not conform to their “commercial clearance guidelines and policies.”
The controversial commercial features footage from Biden’s 2019 debates and criticizes the 46th President for failing to deport criminal illegal migrants. Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was allowed to remain in the United States and eventually murder Riley under Biden’s watch.
Ibarra was previously arrested in New York City for endangering a child but was released due to sanctuary city policies.
Despite rejection by CNN, the advertisement was broadcast nationwide, particularly in swing states, during the State of the Union address on Fox News, MSNBC, and Newsmax. Former President Donald Trump has also blamed Biden’s policies for Riley’s murder.