PAC criticizes ABC11 for not airing its ad critical of Trump and the Confederate flag

RALEIGH -- The Lincoln Project, a PAC formed in 2019 by a group of influential Republicans and former Republicans, has criticized local TV station ABC11/WTVD for not airing an ad critical of President Donald Trump and his supporters who brandish the Confederate flag.

The ad, called “Flag of Treason,” calls the Confederate States’ efforts in the Civil War an act of treason against America, and notes that some Americans still embrace the flag.

Over a montage of images of the flag at Trump rallies, the ad asks: “Why does it keep showing up at events that support Donald Trump, and why does he call the folks who carry it ‘very fine people’?”

The PAC released a statement on Tuesday condemning the Disney-owned-and-operated WTVD for not selling them air time for the ad. They called the station’s refusal “an act of cowardice” and said the station told them the ad was “too inflammatory.”

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