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Donald Trump Reportedly Spent Last Moments In White House Alone: ‘It Was Sort Of A Sad And Pathetic Sight’

Former President Donald Trump spent his final moments in the White House on his own, devastated that he is being replaced by Democrat Joe Biden, according to reporter Jim Acosta. Acosta, who spent the past four years covering the Trump White House for CNN, told Brian Stelter on Sunday that closest allies and advisers abandoned […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 2y ago

Donald Trump Is Privately Concerned He Will Contract Coronavirus, CNN Reporter Says

Despite interacting with people who have been quarantined or tested positive for coronavirus, the White House claimed Donald Trump does not need to receive such tests, and the president continues to call for calm amid the pandemic. As reported by Raw Story, CNN reporter Jim Acosta — who cited an unnamed source close to Trump […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 3y ago

Jim Acosta Says Donald Trump Is ‘Crazy Like A Fox’

CNN’s Jim Acosta said on Sunday that he believes President Donald Trump is “crazy like a fox,” The Hill reports. The White House correspondent made the remarks while weighing in on recent discussions about Trump’s mental health and fitness for office. According to Acosta, the president does not actually have mental health issues — as […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 4y ago

Donald Trump Praised By CNN Anchor Jim Acosta For D-Day Speech: ‘He Did The Right Thing At Normandy’

CNN anchor Jim Acosta praised Donald Trump for his actions at a D-Day remembrance event, Mediate reports. It’s a rare bit of praise from one of the president’s harshest critics in the press. Today, June 6, marks the 75th anniversary of the famed D-Day invasion of Normandy, which is widely considered a major turning point […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

Donald Trump Jr. Posts Doctored Video Of Golf Cart Running Over CNN’s Jim Acosta

Donald Trump Jr. took a page out of his father’s playbook on late Thursday by retweeting a doctored video of CNN’s Jim Acosta being run over by a golf cart. The post is just the latest in a Twitter war between the president’s eldest son and the journalist, according to the Washington Post. It all […]

By Kristine Lofgren | 4y ago

CNN’s Jim Acosta Trolls Idea Of Border ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ In McAllen, Texas, Ahead Of Trump’s Visit

Jim Acosta is the chief White House correspondent for CNN, and he has gotten into numerous battles with President Donald Trump and his staff during this administration’s tenure. On Thursday, the president flew to McAllen, Texas, on the border of Mexico to talk about what he says is a “humanitarian crisis” and a desperate need […]

By Stacy Carey | 4y ago

White House Permanently Restores CNN Correspondent Jim Acosta’s Press Pass

The press pass of CNN’s White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, has been permanently restored on Monday. According to a report by the Guardian, the White House also ended a high stakes legal fight over press freedom and the U.S. Constitution that had recently disturbed the country’s media and political landscape. In an official statement, CNN […]

By Sarah Batool Haider | 4y ago

White House Issues New ‘Decorum’ Rules, And Journalists Aren’t Happy With Them

Following the restoration of CNN’s Chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials, the White House has released new rules related to decorum for journalists to follow. But many journalists on social media are pointing out how the new rules would allow the president or other White House staff to easily revoke privileges in the […]

By Chris Walker | 4y ago

CNN Drops Lawsuit, White House Restoring Jim Acosta’s Press Credentials

The legal drama between the White House and CNN correspondent Jim Acosta is over, at least for now. CNN announced on Monday that they were dropping their lawsuit against the White House after the administration agreed to restore full credentialed privileges to Acosta, according to reports from Politico. Since there’s no “harm” to speak of […]

By Chris Walker | 4y ago

White House Sends Letter To CNN’s Jim Acosta, Pledging To Revoke His Credentials By The End Of The Month

The White House is planning to restrict CNN’s Jim Acosta from reporting inside the executive residence as soon as they’re legally able to do so. Reporting from CNN’s Reliable Sources newsletter explained how the White House could restrict Acosta in the future. An email obtained by the news organization, sent to Acosta by the executive […]

By Chris Walker | 4y ago

Donald Trump Says He’ll Walk Out Of Press Briefings If Reporters Misbehave

A Washington, D.C. court has ruled that the White House has to restore CNN report Jim Acosta’s access to the building’s briefing room, but that doesn’t mean much. Donald Trump says that even now, his staff is “writing up rules and regulations” for the press to follow, and that “people have to behave,” according to […]

By KC Morgan | 4y ago

Trump On Acosta Ruling: ‘If He Misbehaves, We’ll Throw Him Out’

Amid escalating tensions between the White House and CNN, President Donald Trump vowed to throw Jim Acosta out if he dares “misbehave” at a press conference, The Daily Beast reports. “If he misbehaves, we’ll throw him out. Or we’ll stop the news conference,” Trump said. “It’s fine, it’s not a big deal,” Trump first told […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 4y ago

‘CNN’s’ Jim Acosta Isn’t Just Hard On Donald Trump, President Obama & Raul Castro Don’t Love Him Either

CNN’s Jim Acosta isn’t just hard on Donald Trump. The controversial CNN personality has garnered a reputation for his lines of questioning, and apparently, President Trump is not the only world leader he has crossed words with. Raul Castro, the Cuban leader, is also not a fan of Acosta or his questions, says the Miami […]

By Amy Feinstein | 4y ago

White House Responds To Acosta Ruling: There Is ‘No Absolute Right’ For Press To ‘Access The White House’

CNN Chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta, who had his press credentials suspended by the administration of President Donald Trump earlier this month after a testy exchange between the reporter and the chief executive, won temporary relief to continue covering events at the White House on Friday. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded to the […]

By Chris Walker | 4y ago

Judge Temporarily Restores Jim Acosta’s White House Press Credentials

A federal judge has ruled that Jim Acosta, the Chief White House correspondent for CNN, can cover events at the White House for now, pending a trial in the future to determine if the White House can properly remove his press credentials at their own discretion. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted Acosta […]

By Chris Walker | 4y ago

Donald Trump Says NBC, ABC, And CBS Are All ‘Fake News’

Donald Trump gave a lengthy interview to the Daily Caller recently, sharing his thoughts on a wide range of topics that include acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and the ratings bump that he personally gave to cable TV. In the interview, he also shared his personal thoughts on the news. In the past, Donald Trump […]

By KC Morgan | 4y ago

Justice Department Defends Removal Of CNN’s Jim Acosta Press Pass, Says No One Has Right To Enter White House

The Justice Department has responded to criticism over the removal of CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press pass, defending the decision as the news network filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Trump administration in an effort to secure the return of Acosta’s press credentials, according to a report by Business Insider. CNN released a statement […]

By Terrence Smith | 4y ago

Fox News Says It’s Supporting CNN’s Lawsuit Against Trump Revoking Jim Acosta’s Press Credentials

Fox News network has issued a statement condemning the revocation of the press credentials belonging to CNN’s chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta. The decision by the White House to revoke Acosta’s credentials, Fox News President Jay Wallace said in the statement, violated the tenets of a free and open press. In addition to supporting […]

By Chris Walker | 4y ago

Legendary Watergate Journalist Bob Woodward Says CNN Is ‘Emotionally Unhinged’ Over Trump

Bob Woodward, the award-winning journalist who helped break the Watergate scandal, accused CNN and multiple media figures of being “emotionally unhinged.” He says that suing the Trump Administration, as CNN has done, is the wrong tactic. What’s called for, according to Woodward, is “more serious reporting about what he’s doing,” according to Fox News. CNN […]

By KC Morgan | 4y ago

White House Fires Back At CNN-Jim Acosta Lawsuit, Calling It ‘Grandstanding,’ Promising A ‘Vigorous Defense’

The White House has responded to CNN’s lawsuit over the credentials of its reporter Jim Acosta, calling it “grandstanding” and promising a “vigorous defense,” MSN is reporting. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, on Monday, CNN filed suit against the Trump White House over its handling of an altercation between reporter Jim Acosta and a […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

CNN Is Suing President Donald Trump And White House Aids For Banning Jim Acosta

CNN is firing back after chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass was suspended last week. The news publication filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and several White House aides on Tuesday morning, reported CNN. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., claims that Acosta and CNN’s First and Fifth […]

By Isabel Leah Cohen | 4y ago

CNN Is Suing The White House Over Jim Acosta’s Suspension, Sam Donaldson Says

CNN is suing the White House over the revocation of reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials, legendary reporter Sam Donaldson says. Donaldson, the longtime ABC News White House correspondent, said on Sunday that he had been asked to submit an affidavit in the lawsuit, The Hill reported. The White House had announced this week that it […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Donald Trump Calls Jim Acosta ‘Disgrace’ and April Ryan ‘Loser,’ Says More Reporters May Be Suspended

President Trump is defending his decision to revoke CNN White House chief correspondent Jim Acosta’s credentials — and has, in fact, doubled down on the move, stating that more reporters may be dismissed from the West Wing if they do not show some respect. Acosta’s suspension has become a hot-button issue, with the president’s staunchest […]

By Tony Rivera | 4y ago

Donald Trump Insists Sarah Sanders Did Not Tweet Doctored Video

President Donald Trump insisted that nobody altered the video that Sarah Sanders tweeted out when she announced why the White House revoked journalist Jim Acosta’s credentials. According to an ABC News report from the Associated Press, Trump accused reporters of dishonest reporting outside of the White House earlier this morning. The president said of the […]

By Rachel Dillin | 4y ago

Calls For Sarah Sanders’ Resignation Rise As Independent Expert Verifies She Tweeted Doctored Video

On Thursday, an independent expert verified that the video that White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted out alongside her words explaining why Jim Acosta’s press credentials were revoked was doctored. According to an AP News report, Abba Shapiro, an independent video producer, who trains instructors on using software for video editing, examined the video […]

By Rachel Dillin | 4y ago

CNN Accuses Sarah Sanders, White House, Of Spreading Fake News With Doctored Video

Relations between CNN and the White House broke down even more on Thursday after White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted out a video that CNN says was doctored. CNN and the White House are in a dust-up following an incident at the regularly-scheduled press conference on Wednesday. CNN reporter Jim Acosta, chief White House […]

By KC Morgan | 4y ago

J.K. Rowling Sues Ex-Assistant For $31,000 For Allegedly Stealing Money To Go On A Shopping Spree And Buy Cats

Author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, is suing her former assistant for using her business credit card to go on a shopping spree, also charging that the former assistant had stolen expensive Harry Potter toys and cash, reports E! News. The ex-assistant in question, Amanda Donaldson, worked for the author from February 2014 […]

By Isabel Leah Cohen | 4y ago

White House Uses Footage Allegedly Doctored By Infowars To Justify Jim Acosta Suspension

Following a dispute between U.S. President Donald Trump and Jim Acosta of CNN at a White House press conference, the journalist was booted out of the grounds and had his press credentials revoked. Since the incident, the White House has released footage of Acosta supposedly getting physical with a White House intern who tried to […]

By Lea van der Merwe | 4y ago

‘The View’ Host Defends CNN Correspondent Against ‘Shameful’ Donald Trump On Twitter

A host from The View slammed “shameful” Donald Trump on Twitter after he verbally attacked CNN correspondent Jim Acosta during a press conference following the midterm elections that allowed Democrats to win back the House of Representatives. The White House later revoked Acosta’s White House press credentials in the wake of the incident. Sunny Hostin, […]

By Lucille Barilla | 4y ago

John Legend Calls President Trump An ‘Embarrassment’ Following Jim Acosta Row At The White House

John Legend criticized Donald Trump on Twitter, claiming “The president is a f***ing embarrassment,” following a tense exchange at the White House between Trump and CNN’s Jim Acosta. Even though he didn’t further explain his statement, the singer hit out at the U.S. president shortly after a controversial row between Trump and the CNN chief […]

By Maria Goncalves | 4y ago

White House Revokes CNN Correspondent Jim Acosta’s Media Pass After Heated Press Conference

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed on Wednesday evening that the media credentials for CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta had been revoked “until further notice.” Acosta announced on his Twitter account that he had been barred from entering the White House for an event there on Wednesday, just before 8 p.m. Eastern Time, reported […]

By Chris Walker | 4y ago

Trump Takes Shots At CNN’s Jim Acosta, Calls Him A ‘Terrible Person’

President Donald Trump lashed out at CNN’s Jim Acosta during a live press conference, calling the respected reporter a “terrible person” who is unfit for his job. According to TMZ, Acosta was asking the president about the caravan of migrants seeking asylum in the United States when Trump lashed out. Acosta questioned the commander in […]

By Kristine Lofgren | 4y ago

CNN Blasts White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders For Claiming They Said Trump Was Responsible For Bombings

CNN is striking back against White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders after she claimed that the network “blamed responsibility” for pipe bombings on Donald Trump — which CNN says is a lie. In a contentious session with reporters on Monday, CNN’s Jim Acosta pressed Sanders to specify which news organizations and journalists were the “enemy […]

By Nathan Francis | 4y ago

Trump Blasts CNN As Hypocritical, Saying The Company Is ‘Blaming’ Him For Pipe Bomb Packages

In an early morning tweet, President Donald Trump lambasted CNN, deriding their ratings while simultaneously throwing out charges of hypocrisy against the network. Trump’s rant, which occurred at 3:14 a.m. Eastern Time, came after 10 packages containing explosive devices were discovered being sent to individuals who have been critical of the president. Two more packages […]

By Chris Walker | 5y ago

Jim Acosta Apologizes For Using Expletive In Private Message To Former Melania Trump Aide

Jim Acosta, the chief White House correspondent for CNN, apologized early Friday morning to a Twitter user for sending him an expletive-laden private message over the social media site. Acosta explained in his apology that he believed the individual was an “old friend” of his from their shared “campaign days.” “I’m so sorry. Hope I […]

By Chris Walker | 5y ago

Donald Trump Repurposes An Image From A CNN Reporter For His Rally And Jim Acosta Is Not Impressed

At times, Donald Trump has been known to show disdain for CNN in his war against “fake news.” However, it seems that when it comes to an image for his Twitter account, any image is worth a thousand words — even if that image comes from CNN reporter Jim Acosta. As the Hill points out, […]

By Rachel Tsoumbakos | 5y ago

Jim Acosta, Frequent Target Of Trump’s Wrath, Shares Video Of Himself Taking Selfies With Trump Supporters

Jim Acosta seems to be making peace with Donald Trump’s supporters. Just days after he was heckled and booed at a Trump rally, leading fellow CNN political analyst April Ryan to claim that his life was in “jeopardy,” CNN‘s White House correspondent Jim Acosta seemed to be in a mood to reach out to Trump’s […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 5y ago

Sarah Sanders Refuses To Say If She Thinks The Press Is The Enemy Of The American People

During a press conference Thursday in which she engaged in a heated debate with CNN’s Jim Acosta, press secretary Sarah Sanders refused to answer the question of whether or not she thought the news media is an “enemy of the people.” According to Newsweek, the phrase had been uttered by President Trump in the past. […]

By Amanda Ross | 5y ago

Sarah Sanders Defends Trump Supporters’ Attacks On Jim Acosta And The Media

According to The Daily Beast, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended attacks on the media and CNN’s Jim Acosta made by Trump supporters during the president’s rally in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday night. During a daily press briefing on Wednesday, the Daily Mail’s David Martosko asked Sanders if she would be willing to […]

By Catherine Caruso | 5y ago

CNN’s Jim Acosta Heckled At Tampa Trump Rally

According to The Independent, CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta was taunted and heckled at President Trump’s rally in Tampa, Florida, Tuesday night. During the rally, journalists were greeted by a crowd of the president’s supporters hurling insults and giving them the finger. One man, in particular, was even wearing a t-shirt that read, […]

By Catherine Caruso | 5y ago

Trump Says He Watched ‘Fake News’ CNN, Calls CNN’s Jim Acosta ‘A Nice Guy’ After Press Conference ‘Takedown’

Donald Trump revealed that he watched CNN, seemingly to amuse himself about an earlier incident with one of the network’s reporters. The President stated that he tuned in to the network that he has repeatedly called “fake news” to see if they covered the heated spat he had with CNN’s White House reporter Jim Acosta […]

By Nigel Payne | 5y ago

Fox News Reporter Defends CNN From Trump

During a press conference with UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday, President Trump refused to take any questions from CNN’s White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, according to The Daily Beast. Acosta was attempting to ask a question, when the President said, “CNN is fake news. I don’t take questions from CNN. John Roberts of […]

By Catherine Caruso | 5y ago

CNN Reporter Jim Acosta Yells At Donald Trump After Speech: ‘When Will You Stop Calling The Press The Enemy’

Jim Acosta has been one of the fiercest questioners of Donald Trump, and on Friday the CNN correspondent seemed to have enough of Trump’s harsh and often violent rhetoric toward members of the media. One day after a shooting at a Maryland newspaper left five people dead, Acosta shouted at Trump to ask when the […]

By Nathan Francis | 5y ago

President Trump Faces A Backlash Over ‘Cretinous’ Fake News Awards

President Donald Trump has finally announced the “winners” of his much-heralded “fake news” awards. Anyone who has followed Trump’s Twitter feed will be entirely unsurprised to find that the president used the so-called awards to attack CNN, ABC, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Trump released the results of his fake news awards […]

By Alan Ewart | 5y ago

Donald Trump May Have Just Violated The First Amendment By Kicking CNN’s Jim Acosta Out, Experts Say

Even by Donald Trump’s standards, he reached a new low on Tuesday. According to several legal experts, President Trump might have just violated the First Amendment by kicking CNN’s Jim Acosta out of a press briefing. In light of Trump’s profane comments about immigrants coming to the United States from poorer African countries last week […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 5y ago

‘Out!’ Trump Kicks CNN’s Jim Acosta Out Of Press Conference [Video]

President Trump kicked out a CNN reporter from a White House press conference. The President was taking questions from journalists, Tuesday after President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan paid him a visit when he told the journalist to leave the Oval Office. CNN Chief White House Correspondent, Jim Acosta had asked the President, questions relating to […]

By Tito Ojo-Medubi | 5y ago

Video: Sarah Sanders, ‘I’m Not Done!’ — Jim Acosta, Others Argue Over Fake News At White House Press Briefing

Sarah Sanders got into quite a heated exchange with reporters at the White House on Monday, December 11, when the topic of “fake news” arose. Previously, President Donald Trump posted photos on Twitter of his rally crowd in Pensacola, Florida, along with claims that a reporter tried to mislead his readers into thinking Trump had […]

By Paula Mooney | 5y ago

Jim Acosta Calls Trump Statement ‘Fake News,’ Regarding 17 Intelligence Agencies And Russia

Jim Acosta, a CNN White House correspondent, may be putting his foot in his mouth, after claiming incorrectly that Trump’s reference to a story that was finally debunked via New York Times and AP corrections was “fake news.” Acosta went as far as to refer to the press meeting in Poland as a “fake news […]

By Philip Fairbanks | 6y ago

Sean Spicer Called Out By CNN And Other Reporters About Briefing Camera Ban

Sean Spicer has allowed cameras into only five of his last fifteen press briefings. It’s a trend that has many reporters ruffled, and on Monday, CNN’s Jim Acosta and other reporters called him out on it. Audio of the entire briefing was released by many media outlets after it concluded. Among those reporting on the […]

By Krista Clark | 6y ago

Michael Moore: Trump Is ‘Godfather Of Fake News,’ Urges Journalists To Support ‘Truth-Tellers’

Filmmaker Michael Moore said he finds President-elect Donald Trump’s calling CNN “fake news” completely ironic, considering that the billionaire has been key in spreading quite a bit of fake news himself in the past decade. Moore went even further, labeling Trump the “Godfather of fake news” and pointing out that he was one of the […]

By Norman Byrd | 6y ago

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