The Republican National Committee has voted to ban 2016 primary
debates from CNN and NBC over the Hillary Clinton projects that are in the
works at the two networks, according to THR.
"If CNN and NBC continue to move forward with this and
other such programming, the Republican National Committee will neither partner
with these networks in the 2016 presidential primary debates nor sanction any
primary debates they sponsor," read the resolution, as provided to The
Washington Post.
"There are forces out there that want to divide our
party. But we’re not going to let them get in the way of our mission—whether
they’re naysayers or news networks," said RNC chairman Reince Priebus in
prepared remarks at a meeting session in Boston. "That’s why we said to
the media, with a united voice, that a network that spends millions to spotlight
Hillary Clinton is a network with an obvious bias. And that’s a network that
won’t be hosting a single Republican primary debate."
In July, NBC Entertainment president Bob Greenblatt outlined
plans for a four-hour Hillary Clinton miniseries, starring Diane Liane. CNN is
planning a documentary look at the former Secretary of State.
"We’re done putting up with this nonsense. There are
plenty of other outlets. We’ll still reach voters, maybe more voters. But CNN
and NBC anchors will just have to watch on their competitors’ networks,"
read Priebus' remarks.
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