EXCLUSIVE: Ad Exposing Medical Center’s ‘Woke’ Policies Allegedly Suppressed

Consumers’ Research is unveiling a mobile billboard Tuesday calling out Cleveland Clinic CEO Tom Mihaljevic and NBA team Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert for allegedly working to suppress an advertisement exposing the clinic for its “woke” priorities.

The ad referred to the clinic as the “wokest hospital in America” for allegedly prioritizing race-based care, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), gender ideology and climate activism over patient care. It was set to air during the Feb. 12 Cleveland Cavaliers v. Toronto Raptors game, but Gilbert allegedly pressured FanDuel Ohio to cut the ad, Consumers Research told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation.

“Out-of-touch billionaire Dan Gilbert and millionaire Cleveland Clinic CEO Tom Mihaljevic are desperate to censor anything exposing Cleveland Clinic’s prioritization of a woke political agenda over patients,” Will Hild, Consumers’ Research executive director, told the DCNF. “Cleveland Clinic proudly prioritized race-based care, DEI, child sex changes, and climate activism until we exposed them in our campaign. Now they are scrambling to cover their tracks, including censoring our TV ad.”

Gilbert, FanDuel and the Cleveland Cavaliers did not immediately respond to the DCNF’s requests for comment. After publication, a spokesperson for Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers told the DCNF that Gilbert had no role in the decision-making process, and that it was an “organizational decision.”

The television ad claimed that the hospital pushes “transgender propaganda