Posted on 11/08/2018 12:39:59 AM PST by Sir Napsalot
CNN national security and legal analyst Susan Hennessey is calling on White House press corp members to boycott future briefings after Jim Acosta, the network’s chief White House correspondent, had his press credentials revoked Wednesday evening. The suspension comes after a heated confrontation earlier between President Donald Trump and Acosta during a news conference.
Reacting to reports of Acosta’s credentials being revoked, a furious Hennessey tweeted: “This is a disgraceful and unacceptable attack on a free and independent press. The rest of the White House Press Corp should stand with their colleague @Acosta and refused to participate in any briefing until this appalling decision is reversed.”
The sparring between the pair occurred after Acosta asked President Trump about the caravan of migrants heading from Latin America to the southern U.S. border. When Acosta attempted to pose a followup question, President Trump said, “That’s enough” and a White House aide unsuccessfully tried to remove the microphone from Acosta’s hand.
“Honestly, I think you should let me run the country, you run CNN, and if you did it well, your ratings would be much better. Okay, that’s enough,” the president told Acosta after a brief exchange regarding the caravan.
Acosta, still refusing to allow other reporters to pose questions, then asked the president for his thoughts on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. “I will tell you what, CNN should be ashamed of itself having you working for them–you are a rude, terrible person, you shouldn’t be working for CNN,” President Trump told the CNN reporter. “You’re a very rude person, the way you treat Sarah Huckabee is horrible, and the way you treat other people are horrible, you shouldn’t treat people that way.”
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CNN has a real need for a baby sitter for they will never grow up.
Now just who will that hurt you morons?
Like a little kid holding its breath until mommy gives in.
Yep, great plan, any chance you will Boycott TV. We will not miss you even if you never come back!
The hell with CNN.
I found it amusing that Acosta gave up the mike when President Trump moved out from behind the podium. Maybe he realized he was about to get the crap beat out of him.
Just what I was thinking. I wish he would go back to accepting questions from bloggers and online news sources.
Sounds good also, Democrats are full of gifts today.
But the PRESS are kids and they need to be put in time out!
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