Posted by on November 5, 2018 11:38 am
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A bit late, if you ask us:

NBC has pulled an infamous “migrant caravan” ad that ran during Sunday Night Football. The ad featured an undocumented immigrant who was convicted of murdering two sheriff’s deputies in California in 2014. Until Sunday night, the ad ran mostly on the Internet. CNN had rejected it, labeling it “racist.”

“After further review we recognize the insensitive nature of the ad and have decided to cease airing it across our properties as soon as possible,” said an NBC spokesperson. …

An NBC spokesperson did not respond to multiple requests for further comment. A representative for the NFL Player’s Association declined comment.

Two days ago, CNN made it clear that its decision not to run the advertisement was based on the “abundantly clear” fact that the message in it was “racist.”