Jim Acosta

Jim Acosta is a reporter for CNN.

Acosta's White House Press Corps credentials were lifted in November 2018 after Acosta assaulted a female White House staffer during a contentious exchange with President Trump in a Presidential press conference. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said of the Acosta incident in a press release:

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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. 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. 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. 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. As a result of today's incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until further notice.

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In an interview later, Acosta lied, claiming that he had never touched the young woman. The Federalist reported, "To state otherwise is fake news.... he used force to physically overpower her so he could continue talking after the president had called on another reporter."

See also

• Sexism

External links

• In Loving Memory of Jim Acosta's Career