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CNN won’t run Trump campaign ad referring to ‘fake news’

DAVID BAUDER “You wouldn’t know it from
AP Television Writer watching the news. Ameri-
NEW YORK (AP) — Presi- ca is winning, and President
dent Donald Trump’s sup- Trump is making America
porters are accusing CNN great again,” the ad says.
of censorship for not airing The faces of NBC’s Andrea
an advertisement touting Mitchell, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer,
the president’s accom- MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow,
plishments, which the net- ABC’s George Stepha-
work said Tuesday it reject- nopoulos and CBS’ Scott
ed because it was its own Pelley are shown onscreen
form of fake news. behind the phrase “fake
The ad from Trump’s cam- news.”
paign — he became a CNN said it requested the
declared candidate for re- campaign remove the
election in 2020 on Jan. 19 “false graphic.”
— says that “America has “The mainstream media is
rarely seen such success” not fake news, and there-
and lists a series of actions fore the ad is false and per
from the first 100 days of his policy will be accepted
presidency. only if that graphic is de-

Review: Food is the true main

course in ‘Feast of Sorrow’

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he walks to the Oval Office of the White House in
opens with Apicius exam- Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
ining, and then buying, Associated Press
19-year-old Thrasius, who
already possesses a repu- leted,” CNN tweeted in re- One of Trump’s campaign called CNN “fake news”
tation as the region’s fin- sponse. committees quickly dis- and “unwatchable.” Criti-
est chef. A terrified Thrasius Michael Glassner, execu- patched a fundraising cizing media coverage
stands on the block wear- tive director of Trump’s pitch tied to the ad flap. has been in the Republi-
ing only his credentials dis- campaign said that “CNN “Your support made it all can campaign playbook
played on a nameplate is trying to silence our possible,” the email says, long before Trump even
around his neck while Api- voice and censor our free before asking for contribu- emerged.
cius pounds him with ques- speech” because it doesn’t tions of $5 or more. “But the Separately, the campaign
tions about his culinary fit the network’s narrative. FAKE NEWS MEDIA refuses changed its ad to remove
specialties. And we’re off. The campaign is refusing to tell the truth about our an image of H.R. McMas-
King spent five years not to change its ad, which is many achievements.” ter, the national security
only cooking extensively running on Fox News Chan- CNN has been a frequent adviser. Although not ille-
This cover image released by with the ingredients of the nel and the Fox Business target of Trump’s criticism, gal, the Department of De-
Touchstone shows, “Feast of time in order to replicate Network. Trump’s team is both during the campaign fense strongly discourages
Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient the recipes in the ancient spending $1.5 million to and during his young presi- use of such officials in politi-
Rome,” by Crystal King. cookbook, but she also spread its message. dency. In tweets, he’s cal advertising.q
Associated Press learned Italian, visited the
country repeatedly and
KIM CURTIS studied ancient texts. And
Associated Press her research shows. Every Halle Berry to
If true gastronomy resides page oozes with remark-
at the intersection of food, able insights not only into
art and culture, then Crys- the foods and cooking appear on VH1
tal King’s debut novel can style but also the culture,
only be described as a politics and social stratifi-
gastronomical delight. cation of the time. show celebrating
Like much of the best in King’s writing style is spare
historical fiction, “Feast of and simple, but she brings
Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient to vivid life the twists and moms
Rome” features a protago- turns of both families —
nist plucked from relative slave’s and master’s. How-
obscurity. In this case, it’s ever, it’s the food that’s NEW YORK (AP) — Halle Berry has signed on for VH1’s
show honoring moms ahead of Mother’s Day.
a wealthy first-century Ro- the true main course in the
man gourmand named 450-page book. Each sec- The cable channel says the Oscar-winning actress will
honor a mother from the non-profit domestic violence or-
Apicius, who, in his time, tion begins with a recipe,
was best-known for his lav- ranging from honeyed Halle Berry attends The Metro- ganization, the Jenesse Center, at “Dear Mama: An Event
To Honor Moms.” VH1 says the second annual edition of
ish feasts and, in present wine and mustard beets to politan Museum of Art’s Cos-
tume Institute benefit gala
day, remains credited as grilled mullet and dormice. celebrating the opening of the show will include stars paying tribute to their mothers.
Other scheduled guests include Mary J. Blige, Ludacris,
inspiring the world’s oldest The ending is satisfying, the Rei Kawakubo/Comme
surviving cookbook. And but readers are left hun- des Garçons: Art of the In-Be- Kelly Rowland, Robin Thicke, Maxwell and DJ Khaled.
“Blackish” star Anthony Anderson will host alongside ac-
there is Thrasius, who is a gry for more — if only for tween exhibition on Monday,
slave. The drama begins more of ancient Rome’s May 1, 2017, in New YorkAs- tress and former MTV VJ La La Anthony.
immediately as the novel decadence.q sociated Press The show premieres May 8 at 10 p.m. on VH1.q