Michael Reagan Denounces Brother Ron’s Atheist Commercial
Ron Reagan, the 58-year-old son of the late President Ronald Reagan, has been featured in a televised commercial proudly proclaiming his atheist views. The commercial has appeared on MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” and “Morning Joe,” and on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” “The Lead with JakeTapper,” and “CNN Newsroom.” It was rejected by CBC, NBC, ABC, and Discovery Science.
It was also rejected by the late president’s older son, Michael Reagan. Michael Reagan, 71, was the adopted son of Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman. Ron is the late president’s son with his second wife, Nancy, who was also a Hollywood actress.
Now a conservative commentator, Michael used Twitter late last week to call for a boycott of both CNN and MSNBC for running the 30-second spot that Ron ran on behalf of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. He said his father was “crying in Heaven” about Ron’s endorsement...