A prominent women’s advocacy group is urging the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to cancel next month's presidential debate hosted by MSNBC, citing what it calls a "toxic culture" at NBC News.



“The DNC needs to make it clear that they support survivors of sexual abuse and cancel the upcoming 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate on MSNBC until Comcast and NBC News take clear steps to clean up the toxic culture that exists across their networks,” UltraViolet Action co-founder Shaunna Thomas in a statement Tuesday.

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In a tweet the same day , Thomas said NBC News should "clean house and do an independent investigation." She also cited Ronan Farrow's reporting on NBC.



“These initial reports demonstrate that NBC’s current leadership is either unable or unwilling to take appropriate steps to combat the culture of sexual abuse at the networks," Thomas added in her statement. "These are problems that can only be solved by significant structural and cultural changes at MSNBC, NBC News, and its parent company, Comcast.”

“The DNC must stand with survivors and pull the upcoming democratic presidential primary debate from MSNBC until Comcast takes clear steps to clean house at NBC News," she added.

UltraViolet was founded in 2012 and boasts more than 700,000 members.

MSNBC and The Washington Post are slated to co-host the fifth Democratic debate on Nov. 20.

The Hill has reached out to the DNC, MSNBC and The Washington Post for comment.