Trump shreds grandstanding CNN propagandist Jim Acosta: ‘You are a rude, terrible person’ — Video
During Wednesday’s post election press conference, grandstanding, f-bomb dropping, CNN propagandist Jim Acosta put on a horrific display, prompting President Trump to cut him to shreds, calling him a “a rude, terrible person.”
Acosta began his performance by scolding Trump for calling the migrant caravan working its way to the US border an invasion. Ultimately, a fed-up Trump told Acosta: “Honestly I think you should let me run the country. You run CNN and if you did it well, your ratings would be much higher. Okay, that’s enough!”
At one point, an aide tried to take the microphone from Acosta, but he pushed her away, prompting Trump to further scold him: “CNN should be ashamed of itself having you working for them. You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn’t be working for CNN.”
Newsbusters posted a transcript of the exchange:
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
JIM ACOSTA: Thank you, Mr. President. I want to challenge you on one of the statements that you made in the tail end of the campaign in the midterms.
DONALD TRUMP: Here we go.
ACOSTA: If you don’t mind, Mr. President. That, well, that this caravan was an invasion.
TRUMP: I consider it to be an invasion.
ACOSTA: The caravan was not an invasion. It was a group of migrants moving up from Central America towards the border with the U.S.
TRUMP: Thank you for telling me that. I appreciate it.
ACOSTA: Why did you characterize it as such and —
TRUMP: Because I consider it an invasion. You and I have a difference of opinion.
ACOSTA: But do you think that you demonized immigrants in this election to try to keep them —
TRUMP: Not at all. I want them to come into the country but they have to come in legally. They have to come in, Jim, through a process. I want it to be a process. And I want the people to come in and we need the people.
ACOSTA: Your campaign —
TRUMP: Wait, wait! Wait. You know why we need the people. We had hundreds of companies moving in. We need the people.
ACOSTA: Your campaign had an ad showing migrants climbing over walls and so on.
TRUMP: That’s true. They weren’t actors.
ACOSTA: They aren’t going to be doing that.
TRUMP: Well, no. It was true. Do you think they were actors? They weren’t actors. They didn’t come from Hollywood. These were people — this was an actual, you know, it happened a few days ago and —
ACOSTA: They’re hundreds of miles away. They are hundreds and hundreds of miles away. That’s not an invasion.
TRUMP: Honestly I think you should let me run the country. You run CNN and if you did it well, your ratings would be much higher. Okay, that’s enough.
ACOSTA: If I may ask one more question.
[White House staffer comes and tries to take microphone.]TRUMP: That’s enough. That’s enough. That’s enough.
ACOSTA: Excuse me, I was going to ask one other question. Pardon me, ma’am.
TRUMP: That’s enough.
ACOSTA: Mr. President, I had one other question if I may ask on the Russia investigation. Are you concerned that you may have —
TRUMP: I’m not concerned about anything with the Russian investigation because it’s a hoax. That’s enough. Put down the mic!
ACOSTA: Mr. President, are you worried about indictments coming down in this investigation? Mr. President —
TRUMP: I’ll 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. [To Peter Alexander.] Go ahead. You’re a very rude person. The way you treat Sarah Huckabee is horrible and the way you treat other people is horrible. You shouldn’t treat people that way. Go ahead. Go ahead, Peter.
PETER ALEXANDER: In Jim’s defense I traveled with him and watched him. He is a diligent reporter who busts his butt.
TRUMP: I’m not a big fan of yours either to be honest with you.
ALEXANDER: So, let me ask you a question. You aren’t the best. [To Acosta.] You repeatedly over the course of —
TRUMP: Just sit down, please. When you report fake news which CNN does a lot, you are the enemy of the people. [To Alexander.] Go ahead
Reaction on Twitter was predictable:
https://twitter.com/freedom_moates/status/1060238809126916096
What exactly was Trump supposed to do with Jim Acosta yelling right in his face from a few feet away? People seem to forget what that feels like. If you have never had a Democrat YELL in your face you don't realize what it's like. It's horrible. So disrespectful.
— Stacy Washington (@StacyOnTheRight) November 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1060236451282108417
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1060239739905892352
Ladies, marry a man who loves you the way Jim Acosta loves Jim Acosta.
— Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips) November 7, 2018
Heh… And with that, Phillips wins the Internet in our humble opinion.
Here’s video of the exchange, courtesy of Newsbusters:
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