White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded to the brewing controversy that the video she tweeted out last night to defend the White House’s suspension of Jim Acosta’s hard pass was “doctored.” From Sanders:
“The question is: did the reporter make contact or not? The video is clear, he did. We stand by our statement.”
And journos aren’t happy about it:
The White House and @PressSec are standing by their lie: "The question is: did the reporter make contact or not? The video is clear, he did. We stand by our statement.”
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) November 8, 2018
New statement from Sarah Sanders re: Jim Acosta is clearly moving the goalposts: “The question is: did the reporter make contact or not? The video is clear, he did. We stand by our statement.”
Sanders initially said Acosta put “his hands on” the intern. He didn’t.
— Andrew Desiderio (@desiderioDC) November 8, 2018
Sarah Sanders doubles down on fight against Acosta: "The question is: did the reporter make contact or not? The video is clear, he did. We stand by our statement.”
Sanders said yesterday that Acosta "[placed] his hands" on her.https://t.co/58xWvR6Cdh
— Haley Britzky (@halbritz) November 8, 2018
The double down. pic.twitter.com/mRKfMWwbpm
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 8, 2018
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Related:
Dan Rather says it’s time Republicans stand up for Jim Acosta and prove they ‘believe in the Constitution’ https://t.co/bHWSMWrCz7
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 8, 2018
'Your tweet is Exhibit A': Former FBI agent and CNN analyst accuses Sarah Sanders of libel over Jim Acosta video https://t.co/R3pMjnNxy5
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 8, 2018
Jim Acosta says ‘we won’t back down’ after press credentials revoked (claims it’s based on WH ‘lies’) https://t.co/TFjiq5IrKK
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 8, 2018
Marco Rubio: It's a 'very slippery slope' to revoke Jim Acosta's pass, but he's an 'activist, not a journalist' https://t.co/zdP0voVeml
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 8, 2018
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