The White House Correspondents Association “strongly objects” to the White House’s decision to revoke the press credentials of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, who was given a lashing from President Trump on Wednesday for continuing to pepper the President with questions when Trump tried to move on to another reporter.
In a statement posted to Twitter, the WHCA called the White House’s actions “out of line.”
.@WHCA Statement On Revoked White House Access via President @OKnox pic.twitter.com/EVXpy272ut
— WHCA (@whca) November 8, 2018
The White House claims that Acosta was physically aggressive with a press intern who tried to take the microphone out of his hands. Footage of the press conference on Wednesday shows Acosta trying to keep the intern from grabbing the microphone. The White House shared a video of the incident to justify its actions and some claim the video has been doctored to make Acosta’s movement appear more aggressive.
Strongly worded letter time!
Well a sternly worded letter, while an extreme measure, was clearly called form. Why some claim footage was doctored!
Just boycott the imbecile. Don’t cover him. Nothing he says is news worthy and usually serves to distract and deflect. Don’t give the narcissist any attention.
Why did the WH have a cute, young woman charged with grabbing the microphone? When I first saw it, I thought what the hell is this?
I’m sure that will change things.