President Trump and Jim Acosta Spar At Latest Press Conference

President Trump and Jim Acosta sparred over the emergency declaration over the border. Fox News reports:

President Trump scolded CNN’s Jim Acosta on Friday during the president’s Rose Garden announcement that he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, telling the reporter he has “an agenda” — before angel moms in attendance confronted the chief CNN White House correspondent.

The clash came as Acosta challenged Trump over what he described as a “disconnect” concerning his description of illegal immigration.

“You are presenting information about what’s happening at the border, calling it an invasion, talking about women with duct tape over their mouths and so on, and yet there is a lot of reporting out there, a lot of crime data out there … that shows border crossings at a near record low,” Acosta said.

Trump fired back, “That’s because of us,” as the CNN reporter attempted to talk over the president.

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President Trump called out Acosta’s questions for what they were – fake news and grandstanding that did not touch any of the substance of the order. Other mainstream media reporters, also seen as critical of the President, had more pointed and legitimate questions.

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Grizz Mann
Grizz Mann
5 years ago

CNN, an alleged news group, is Certainly Not News. The same goes for, alleged Reporter, Abilio James “Jim” Acosta, Is a spokesman for the DNC

Helga Miller
Helga Miller
5 years ago
Reply to  Grizz Mann

He is a spokesboy for the DNC at most. The President should not call on him but then the boy would claim discrimination!

Sharon Jeanguenat
Sharon Jeanguenat
5 years ago
Reply to  Helga Miller

Doesn’t matter if he ISN’T called on. He still shouts over everybody. He’s a jerk, & I’d bet will go even lower to try to take down our President. His press credentials should be revoked again, & he should NEVER be allowed anywhere near the White House nor any of the administration! Just like the microphone incident. He’s got a few screws loose, or missing!

Carolyn Goodin
Carolyn Goodin
5 years ago

Acosta is a piece of wolf dung! We should shove it in his stupid, arrogant mouth!

Dee
Dee
5 years ago
Reply to  Carolyn Goodin

Sure wish he would. Tired of even looking at him.

SD of AZ
SD of AZ
5 years ago

Don’t call on him, and who cares if he complains. Knowing him he will do his usual screaming over everyone. When he does, kick him out again. If he can’t control himself CNN needs to replace him.

Gerhard
Gerhard
5 years ago
Reply to  SD of AZ

Agree !!!! Many times I wonder who is in charge and has the authority to approve or disapprove any one from these News events.

rottenrollin
rottenrollin
5 years ago

And so is the miserable, very miserable Jim Acosta in favor of unbridled, uncontrolled, ILLEGAL crossings on our border.

WHATEVER happened to protecting our SOVEREIGNTY?

Why doesn’t Acosta report on those WHO ENTER OFFICE, SWEAR AN OATH TO UPHOLD AND PROTECT OUR CONSTITUTION, THEN IMMEDIATELY SET OUT TO THWART IT ???

I am SO eternally sick of those who would call day, night, and night, day, light, dark, and dark, light. They have eyes, but cannot see. Ears, but cannot hear. Brains, but cannot think.

Ernst
Ernst
5 years ago

Jim Acosta makes all reporters look like idiots. He debases the profession. Even the many reporters today who are partisan flacks reporting fake news should be wary of the negative publicity created by the antic of this shallow, disrespectful goofball.

ernaldo
ernaldo
5 years ago

Why ia little abilio acosta even at these events?

alrf
alrf
5 years ago

Acosta shall stay in the place he belongs to………..at the bottom of the toilet and wait for the
next flushing……….what a CNN jerk !!

San Jose Mike
San Jose Mike
5 years ago

Most of these comments are directed at Acosta. Actually, the article above suggests that “other journalists had better and more legitimate questions,” but did not specify any.

By now, I believe most Americans, even those on the Left understand that the Democrats have gone crazy. For example, many Democrats can see that by welcoming in millions of illegals, this dilutes the wages of those VERY people who have supported Democrats for the last 200 years!

This is one of the reasons why Schultz is running on a separate ticket. He recognizes how MUCH the Democrat Party has STABBED their own constituency in the back…just to get illegals to vote for them.

The Media is disgraceful. They are operatives of the Socialist 3rd World. Fortunately we still have Internet…even though the big companies that operate them TRY to limit conservative comments…but the message is still coming through.

Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)

ION
ION
5 years ago

” At CBS News, Acosta covered the 2004 campaign of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry .Acosta covered the 2008 presidential campaigns of Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton ” So what can you expect from such a creature?

N
N
5 years ago

Deep State traitors are everywhere!The evil corrupted liberal demoncrat Commie Nazi’s party at work here!Don’t forget the RINOs(Grahams,Romney,Gowdy,Ryan, Rubio, Roberts, McConnell, Flake, etc)they’re just as bad! Drain the rat infested Swamp,Pres Trump!

Stan Lee
Stan Lee
5 years ago

There is another CNN clown whose mission is also to argue with anyone at the dais used for media pressers. I may be spelling his name incorrectly, his surname is “Karam” or “Karem”, and he’s usually at the rear of the room. But, he is even more abrasive than Acosta. They both support CNN’s chosen position of attempting to scramble news items that the White House would convey through the Press Secretary, or anyone else from the Trump administration, including the President. If you don’t know what “Karam” looks like, he would be to your right and standing near the rear. He is probably in his 50’s, swarthy complexion, balding and does not convey a neat appearance. He could be considered as an opposite to Acosta’s appearance, but they both are now a team to disrespect any decorum for our government, and its officers.

zee
zee
5 years ago

Acosta Is Entirely DISRESPECTFUL of POTUS.
acosta ‘testing the waters’ / & waiting for an ‘escort’
OUT.
> 1 ‘Q’ – That’s ALL, w/ no further ‘backlash’.
~ Mr. President, You Have Plenty ‘reporters’ to
choose for ‘Q’s. ( but sometimes YOU ‘like’ the
‘spars’/ not to mention Expose’. )
>Rose Garden Speech WAS Excellente’ ! Thank you.
> Always Remember, Mr. Prez. – ‘WE’ SEE/Watch , perhaps
More Than you realize. smz/mi

John
John
5 years ago

Perhaps CNN’s ratings will collapse after the Trump era.

zee
zee
5 years ago
Reply to  John

Rite John. W/All the rest of msm.

Kim
Kim
5 years ago

Acosta is a showboat , plain & simple. What’s hilarious is how ridiculous he is and how cunning he thinks he is. He do not, not even close. He’s like the kid in the clsssroom profusely shaking his upward extending arm, making adolescent sounds so the teacher will notice him and pick on him to ask his question. He is nothing short of a tool, a broken tool at that, useless and void.
Zip it Acosta, you may have been effective when Hussein needed an extension of the lies he spewed. Not now, Acosta is alkergic to truth!

Don
Don
5 years ago

Must be a burrowing snake. It’s the only way I can see him getting any lower.

Jean Shelton
Jean Shelton
5 years ago

Don’t call on Acosta and he might self destruct!!!!

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