Jim Acosta, the CNN chief White House correspondent, tried to throw some shade at President Donald Trump and his administration via Twitter claiming that they were shouting in his face.
Luckily, cameras were rolling and show what really happened.
Acosta asked the President a really stupid question and POTUS told him “out!” and that seems to be that. But the wayward news anchor claims that White House aides “shouted” in his face to “drown out” his questions.
“As I attempted to ask questions in Roosevelt Room of Trump, WH press aides shouted in my face to drown out my questions. I have never encountered that before.” he wrote via Twitter.
As I attempted to ask questions in Roosevelt Room of Trump, WH press aides shouted in my face to drown out my questions. I have never encountered that before.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 16, 2018
Followed up by a few other tweets:
One stated, “What occurred reminded me of something I would see in a different country. Certainly not at the WH. Certainly not in the U.S.”
What occurred reminded me of something I would see in a different country. Certainly not at the WH. Certainly not in the U.S. https://t.co/hV6vPRe0p2
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 16, 2018
The other: “When I tried to follow up on this in the Oval Office, Trump told me to get “out.” We then went to the Roosevelt Room where WH aides obstructed us from asking questions. ”
When I tried to follow up on this in the Oval Office, Trump told me to get "out." We then went to the Roosevelt Room where WH aides obstructed us from asking questions. https://t.co/vuEIv1jvso
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 16, 2018
The original video does not actually show Acosta but you can hear him asking Trump questions despite the fact that the press had been told to leave.
He asked Trump if he only wanted “Caucasian or white” people to immigrate to the United States. Trump responded with one word: “Out.”
Luckily, we found one that actually shows Acosta.
https://youtu.be/YuRU3NN_ktE
You can even hear a press aide politely saying, “Jim, thank you.”
I wish I could say I was surprised by this but it’s CNN — it’s just par for the course at this point, right?
And I LOVE how liberals are still pushing a narrative about “conservative news sites” pushing #FAKENEWS… it’s just unreal. Time and again we can see who is pushing it and who is not…
