CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta has made a name for himself by shouting questions at President Donald J. Trump and putting his life on the line whenever cameras are rolling in the White House briefing room. On Friday, for example, the intrepid reporter attempted to mansplain the coronavirus to Dr. Deborah Birx.
Acosta recently published a book, The Enemy of the People, about how the past several years have been "a dangerous time to tell the truth in America." One reason he wrote the book, Acostaexplained, is that he wanted his children "to grow up in a country where, you know, we can still shout questions at the president." Making a scene on television was a tremendous "sacrifice," the reporter acknowledged, but one that he knows "will be worth it."
When it comes to making a scene, Acosta is the best in the game. However, not all of his colleagues in journalism are impressed by his unique skill set. ABC's Jon Karl, for example, had some harsh words for Acosta in his own recently published book, Front Row at the Trump Show.
Karl, the president of the White House Correspondents' Association, criticized Acosta for frequently behaving like an "opinion journalist" and taking a "soapbox" approach that played "right into the explicit Trump strategy of portraying the press as the opposition party."
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Attacking Trump is a very profitable thing.I can recall when an R or D meant nothing.If a man could do the job right that did not matter.
ReplyDeleteWell, if he was banned for miss-behaving, ther would be one less whining brat in the room. Decorum should be an accepted practice. If not, go back to your play pen.
ReplyDeleteJim Acosta's "Play Pen". I like that 746am!
ReplyDeleteHe always wants to be the news story rather than reporting the news.
ReplyDeleteHe's a dopey loser.
ReplyDeleteHe seems to go for the negative political aspect of an issue, instead of just the circumstances and facts involved. It demonstrates his political bias and his grandstanding to the detriment of being professional and respectful for the Office of the Presidency. It takes an intelligent and decent person to ask very important and prevalent questions in a diplomatic and respectful manner, thus generating the sought after answer.
ReplyDeleteIt is obvious that Acosta is deficient in both these areas.