Donald Trump was welcomed onto CNN — a network he and his fans have long deemed “far-left” and “fake news” — for a Town Hall event last week, where he was permitted to speak to a supportive audience, and allowed to spout lies, propaganda, and hate without much pushback.

Instead, the pushback is coming for CNN — from the viewers — and hitting where it hurts most: the wallet.

Ratings are down and advertisers are being encouraged to reconsider whether they want their products associated with Trump and a network that’s willing to prop him up despite the attempts to overthrow the U.S. Government, the sexual assault ruling, and the rest of his terrible reputation.

The Lincoln Project is asking advertisers to stop and consider this before buying commercial air time on CNN.

[Meh. The Lincoln Project is only influential among their own clique. This outlet might be impressed by it, but no one else will care, and the ratings are only down from the peak of the event itself — which was CNN’s most successful prime-time show in years. I think the event was dumb for other reasons, mainly for the hypocrisy of both CNN and Trump in partnering together, but Trump will be a real candidate for the nomination. — Ed]