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2020-06-11T13:00:02+00:00

Trump campaign sent Cease-And-Desist-Letter to CNN, demanding retraction of poll showing Biden leading

Trump campaign sent Cease-And-Desist-Letter to CNN, demanding retraction of poll showing Biden leading
Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md, 2019 Credit: The White House from Washington, DC / Public domain

CNN reported that CNN President Jeff Zucker had received a cease and desist letter from the Trump campaign, demanding the network to retract a recent poll in which Biden took a 14-point lead over Trump. The poll, conducted by SSRS, was released on Monday and showed a result of 55% to 41% in favour of Biden.

In the letter, the Trump campaign claimed the poll was "designed to mislead American voters through a biased questionnaire and skewed sampling" and that the poll would "cause voter suppression, stifle momentum and enthusiasm for the President, and present a false view generally of the actual support across America for the President."

CNN has rejected the demand and CNN spokesman Matt Dornic said: "We stand by our poll."

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