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CNN's Jim Acosta has press pass suspended by White House, Sarah Sanders announces

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cnns-ji...nders-announces

CNN's Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass to access the White House was suspended "until further notice" Wednesday, hours after he engaged in a contentious back-and-forth with President Trump.

"I've just been denied entrance to the WH," Acosta tweeted Wednesday night. "Secret Service just informed me I cannot enter the WH grounds for my 8pm hit."

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed Acosta's tweet in a statement, claiming the suspension of his press credentials stemmed from his "placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern." She called the behavior "absolutely unacceptable."

The CNN reporter, during a news conference at the White House earlier Wednesday, got into a heated debate with Trump after he asked the president about the migrant caravan. Trump told Acosta to let him do his job.



“Honestly, I think you should let me run the country and you run CNN,” the president said.

The reporter tried to ask him another question before a female White House aide walked over to him.

Trump then told him, “That’s enough!”

Acosta continued to try to talk as the intern was seen trying to take the microphone from his hand. She grabbed the microphone but Acosta wouldn't give it up and there was brief contact between the two.

Sanders in a statement — which Acosta later labeled "a lie" — said that "President Trump believes in a free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration."



"Contrary to CNN’s assertions, there is no greater demonstration of the President’s support for a free press than the event he held today. Only they would attack the President for not being supportive of a free press in the midst of him taking 68 questions from 35 different reporters over the course of an hour and a half — including several from the reporter in question," Sanders said.




"The fact that CNN is proud of the way their employee behaved is not only disgusting, it is an example of their outrageous disregard for everyone, including young women, who work in this Administration," she added.

CNN said Wednesday night that Acosta's suspension "was done in retaliation for his challenging questions at today's press conference" and claimed Sanders "lied" in her explanation of what unraveled.

"She provided fraudulent accusations and cited an incident that never happened," CNN said. "This unprecedented decision is a threat to our democracy and the country deserves better. Jim Acosta has our full support."

The White House Correspondents' Association in a statement called the move "unacceptable," and urged the White House to "immediately reverse this weak and misguided action."

Trump and Acosta often clash at press conferences. On Wednesday, the president called the reporter "a rude, terrible person" who "shouldn't be working for CNN."

"I tell you what, CNN should be ashamed of itself having you work for them," Trump told Acosta. “The way you treat Sarah Huckabee [Sanders] is horrible. And the way you treat other people is horrible. You shouldn’t treat people that way."

CNN fired back on Twitter, calling Trump's attacks on the media "un-American," and fellow White House reporters backed Acosta.

The White House intern who attempted to take the microphone from Acosta eventually handed it off to Peter Alexander, of NBC News. He called Acosta a "diligent reporter who busts his butt" — to which Trump shot back: "Well, I'm not a big fan of yours either, to be honest."

Other journalists, however, reacted differently, including Fox News' Chris Wallace, who called Acosta's behavior "shameful."

Acosta posted a video to Twitter after his "hard pass" was suspended, showing a Secret Service agent removing his media credentials to access the White House grounds from a lanyard.

The agent appears to have some trouble removing it.

"It's been here for a while, huh?" the agent asks.

"Well yeah I've been working at the White House for five years, covering two administrations, so yeah, it's been in that thing for a while," Acosta says.

If CNN had any shame they would be ashamed to have Acosta represent them.

Just like a Nazi Regime.

Acosta was doing his job, Trump couldn't take the heat. He was looking for softballs. If anybody was assaulted it was Acosta.

Yes CNN is!

Acosta bullied a female during this.

PUHlease...

Survives must be believed!

So now you are mocking sexual assault survivors? We're done. Don't reply to me anymore.

Nope you made that up, sad you need to resort to that.

Left's playbook

1. Accuse Racism

2. Deny your right to speak

3. Using the mob mentality

4. Play the victim

5. Appeal to authority fallacy

Left's playbook

1. Accuse Racism

2. Deny your right to speak

3. Using the mob mentality

4. Play the victim

5. Appeal to authority fallacy

Put you hands on a woman uninvited, get tossed out.

Sounds good to me.

Would be better if he lost his job.

YIKES

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A play in 5 acts

Press Secretary is using doctored video from Infowars lmfao

Jim Acosta should permanently be banned from the White House.

Yeah, how dare him ask a question that trump doesn’t want to answer.

Left's playbook

1. Accuse Racism

2. Deny your right to speak

3. Using the mob mentality

4. Play the victim

5. Appeal to authority fallacy

So video shows that the WH has no basis for banning this reporter - and then you change the subject.

What video?

This is a scenario where both people are wrong. How Trump acted was childish, defensive, and came across as a jerk. Acosta was being rude, unprofessional and trying to grandstand. This is a just stupid encounter all around.

But for the record, Jim Acosta did not do what Sanders is claming he did with that woman. She is flat out lying.

If I were Trump I'd go to see Acosta personally and give him an interview. Agree that they can both conduct themselves better (including Trump) and agree to mend fences to kind of start over, maybe give back his pass if everyone involved agrees to act better. None of this will probably happen but that's what I'd do.

To go along with Vambo's steps he listed, many of the left's steps are taken right out of:

Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky. That has been the left's playbook for a number of recent years.

This is a very mature suggestion TB. Thanks bro.

I second that TB! Surprising but appreciated wisdom bro!

There is more evidence of assault here than all of the accusers of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, most claimed he was guilty.

Thank you for posting this out of order

The right raising this to the new standard of assaulting a woman? Then grabbing them by the Vjj should be attempted RAPE! President Chester Molester should be charged!!!

you're a disgusting person.

watch the full video. there is no assault by Jim. lady tried to grab the mic by force, and Jim pulled away.

vambo is fake news.

"What did the man say when he assaulted you, miss?"
"excuse me ma'am"
"this monster!"

Left's playbook

1. Accuse Racism

2. Deny your right to speak

3. Using the mob mentality

4. Play the victim

5. Appeal to authority fallacy

You are aware aren't you that Sarah Sanders used a doctored video provided by Infowars to prove Acosta did anything to the woman who tried to take the mic right?

Of course you didn't see that.. 40 didn't see that..

all you see is whatever fits your agenda.

I watched that presser yesterday.. What I saw was a baby/child dressed up as president that didn't have the courage to stand there and answer Legitimate questions.

He did what he always does, he deflects.. Lies....Misleads..

The House is going to be in Democratic hands come January. Be prepared, this could get ugly as hell for Trump.

I tried to agree with you here but I simply do not. This isn't the first time Acosta has been outright obnoxious in a press meeting. He was purposely trying to get into a debate/fight with Trump. In any profession what he was doing was rude and unprofessional. If someone had done this to Obama the entire press room would have turned on them.


No he didn't assault the woman that is just idiocy. But he was being rude as hell to the young woman and being an antagonist to the president on purpose (not the first time). He's trying to make a nmae for himself, ok fine, but don't cry when you get the boot from the press room, you're not a victim.

It is not his questions. It is his actions.

I just wish that intern would've pulled a WWE and faked a fall, when acosta, almost molested her. That would've been classic.

why are you wishing for a scandal? odd.

Why are you taking me way too serious?