Common Cause provided USA TODAY with the ad's design ... "Who's running the country: Donald Trump or Elon Musk?" Lower on the first page of the ad, a smaller font text says, "Since day one, Elon has created chaos and confusion and put our livelihoods ...

We are forced to ask ourselves if The Washington Post – a pillar of investigative journalism during Watergate – is unwilling to challenge those in power?”

The watchdog group Common Cause said it planned to run an ad in The Washington Post criticizing Elon Musk — but the paper backed out.

The Washington Post has apparently backed out of running a “Fire Elon Musk” advertisement that was paid for and set to run on Tuesday, according to advocacy group Common Cause. The organization told The Hill on Sunday that it had signed a $115,000 deal ...

The Washington Post this week backed out of a “Fire Elon Musk” advertising order that was to run as a wrap on some of its Tuesday editions, according to the advocacy group Common Cause. The group said it signed a $115,

Critics of the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post are targeting the newspaper over its "gutless" refusal to run a paid wrap-around advertisement that makes a prominent demand for President Donald Trump to fire mega-billionaire Elon Musk from his cohort of inner-most advisers.

The newspaper told Common Cause, an advocacy group, that it was pulling its special ad, which would have covered the front and back pages of some Tuesday editions.

The petition accused Elon Musk of attacking Canadian sovereignty. The billionaire adviser to President Trump responded on X, saying “Canada is not a real country.”

Tuesday’s edition of the Washington Post was supposed to feature a very straightforward message: Fire Elon Musk. Two advocacy groups teamed up to buy an ad placement that would have wrapped the paper in the call for Musk’s outing.

The opinion editor of The Washington Post resigns as Jeff Bezos implements changes, while Elon Musk unexpectedly supports the billionaire's actions.

Common Cause provided USA TODAY with the ad's design ... "Who's running the country: Donald Trump or Elon Musk?" Lower on the first page of the ad, a smaller font text says, "Since day one ...