Well, it looks like CNN’s Jim Acosta won’t be doing any hits on the White House grounds for the time being:
I’ve just been denied entrance to the WH. Secret Service just informed me I cannot enter the WH grounds for my 8pm hit
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 8, 2018
8pm hit? Haven’t you assaulted enough women today?
— Ryan (@r_p_w81) November 8, 2018
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders explained the decision to ban Acosta in a thread Wednesday night:
President Trump believes in a free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration. We will, however, never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern…
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) November 8, 2018
This conduct is absolutely unacceptable. It is also completely disrespectful to the reporter’s colleagues not to allow them an opportunity to ask a question. President Trump has given the press more access than any President in history.
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) November 8, 2018
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 supporting a free press in the midst of him taking 68 questions from 35 different reporters…
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) November 8, 2018
…over the course of 1.5 hours including several from the reporter in question. The fact that CNN is proud of the way their employee behaved is not only disgusting, it‘s an example of their outrageous disregard for everyone, including young women, who work in this Administration
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) November 8, 2018
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As a result of today’s incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until further notice.
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) November 8, 2018
It's going to be a long diary entry for the reporter involved.
Thank you for doing the right thing for the staffer. She was most gracious.
— Sandy (@RightGlockMom) November 8, 2018
We’re old enough to remember Acosta and CNN being pissed that they weren’t guaranteed a question at every press briefing and that other news outlets had been invited into the conversation.
Sad that @PressSec is starting New Year like much of last year… afraid to take questions from CNN
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 3, 2018
They whined too when they lost their front-row status and were moved to “the equivalent of Siberia” during a news conference. Will the drama never end?
Does this mean he’s out of a job
— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) November 8, 2018
Consequences for being rude & pulling the mic back from staff. If you’re not going to play nice, expect to be put in time out.
— Stop & Think (@NYems305) November 8, 2018
Thank God – it's about time somebody put a stop to his nonsense.
— Betty Humpter (@caardvaark) November 8, 2018
poor martyr…
— LP (@Jael7102) November 8, 2018
Great day in America.
— Pat Champlin (@patchamplin) November 8, 2018
Good! She was a young intern – shame on you!
— Dhanson (@DeborahHanson63) November 8, 2018
It’s not because you asked tough questions, it’s because your behavior was unprofessional. Simply put- your behavior exacerbates the media’s poor reputation.
— Bridget Ziegler (@BridgetAZiegler) November 8, 2018
That's awesome!! Finally, someone calling you people on your crap! You are not a news organization, but a Dem propaganda machine.
— Gerry Mallory (@GerryMallory) November 8, 2018
Respect is earned.
— Forever Metro (@forever_metro) November 8, 2018
I remember when the whole WH Press Corps denounced my fmr colleague Neil Munro for merely daring to ask Obama a question about immigration. Their current behavior is so unprofessional & rude that many more hard passes should be revoked. Trump WH is going quite easy on them IMO.
— Jordan Schachtel (@JordanSchachtel) November 8, 2018
They employ one, and he no longer covers the White House because he has his own show. https://t.co/0qFvF0F3eH
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) November 8, 2018
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Update:
Acosta has a witty rejoinder to the accusation that President Trump believes in a free press.
This is a lie. https://t.co/FastFfWych
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 8, 2018
Related:
‘That’s enough! Put down the mic!’ Trump lowers ‘fake news’ BOOM on Jim Acosta, who did NOT want to give up the mic https://t.co/CVxw0VIqgT
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 7, 2018
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