White House bans CNN reporter after confrontation with Trump
White House bans CNN reporter after confrontation with Trump
the White House has suspended the press release of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after he and the president Donald Trump He had a heated confrontation during a press conference.
They began training on Wednesday after Acosta asked Trump about the caravan of immigrants heading from Latin America to the southern border of the United States. When Acosta tried to continue with another question, Trump said: "Enough is enough!" and a female assistant from the White House tried unsuccessfully to grab Acosta's microphone.
Press secretary of the white house Sarah Huckabee Sanders He issued a statement accusing Acosta of "putting his hands on a young woman trying to do his job as an intern in the White House," calling it "absolutely unacceptable."
The interaction between Acosta and the inmate was brief, and Acosta seemed to brush his arm when he reached the microphone and he tried to hold on to it. "Excuse me, ma'am," he said.
Acosta tweeted that Sanders' claim that he had placed his hands on the aide was "a lie."
CNN said in a statement that the White House revoked Acosta's press release of "retaliation for his challenging questions" on Wednesday, and the network accused Sanders of lying about Acosta's actions.
"(Sanders) made fraudulent accusations and cited an incident that never happened, this unprecedented decision is a threat to our democracy and the country deserves better," CNN said. "Jim Acosta has our full support."
The journalists assigned to cover the White House request passes that allow them daily access to the press areas in the west wing. The White House staff decides whether journalists are eligible, although the Secret Service determines whether their applications are approved.
The post-term choice Press conference marked a new low point in the president's relationship with journalists.
"It's such a hostile media," Trump said after asking American Urban Radio Networks' April Ryan reporter to sit down when she tried to ask him a question.
The president complained that the media did not cover the buzz of the economy and was responsible for much of the divided politics of the country. He said: "I can do something fantastic, and they make it look bad".
His exchanges with Acosta of CNN and Peter Alexander of NBC became bitterly personal, unusual even for a forum where the nature of their work often put the presidents and the press at odds.
"I came here as a good person who wanted to answer questions, and I had people jump out of their seats and yell questions at me," said Trump, who spoke for almost 90 minutes despite the friction with reporters.
Acosta asked Trump why the immigrant caravan was emphasized as a problem in the recently concluded midterm careers, and questioned Trump's reference to the caravan as an invasion.
"You should let me run the country," Trump said. "You run CNN and if you did well, your grades would be much better."
After Acosta asked about the investigation of Russia's participation in the 2016 elections, Trump tried to turn to Alexander, but Acosta kept asking questions.
"CNN should be ashamed to have to work for them," the president told Acosta. "You're a rude and terrible person, you should not work for CNN, the way you treat Sarah Sanders is horrible, the way you treat other people is horrible, you should not treat people that way."
Alejandro came out in defense of his colleague. "I traveled with him and I observed him," Alexander said. "He's a diligent reporter who breaks his ass like the rest of us."
"I'm not a big fan of yours either," Trump answered.
"I understand," Alexander said, trying to ask a question. Acosta stood up and observed the explosive devices that were recently sent to CNN and some of the president's political opponents.
"Just sit down," said Trump. "When you report false news, what CNN does a lot, you are the enemy of the people."
CNN said Trump's attacks on the press have gone too far.
"Not only are they dangerous, they are also anti-American," CNN wrote on Twitter after the exchange. "While President Trump made it clear that he does not respect the free press, he has an obligation to protect it, a free press is vital to democracy, and we are behind Jim Acosta and his fellow journalists everywhere."
In announcing Acosta's suspension, Sanders said: "The fact that CNN is proud of the way its employees behaved is not only disgusting, it is an example of their outrageous contempt for everyone, including young women, who they work in this administration. "
The White House Correspondents Association issued a statement Wednesday saying it "strongly opposes the Trump Administration's decision to use Secret Service of the United States security credentials as a tool to punish a reporter with whom you have a difficult relationship. "Revoke access to the White House complex is an off-line reaction to the alleged offense and is unacceptable."
The WHCA urged the White House to "immediately reverse this weak and misguided action".
During the press conference, Trump also turned to reporter Yamiche Alcindor of PBS's "NewsHour". She said that "on the road to the campaign, you called yourself a nationalist." Some people saw that as encouraging white nationalists. Trump interrupted her, calling her a racist question.
Alcindor continued: "There are some people who say that the Republican Party is considered to support the white nationalists because of their rhetoric, what do you say to that?"
"What you said is so insulting to me," he said. "It's a very terrible thing you told me."
Alcindor went to a different topic. Later, through Twitter, he said he has interviewed white nationalists who say they are more enthusiastic about Trump than other presidents. "Even if President Trump does not intend it, some see it as something that directly attracts racists," he wrote.
Trump told Ryan, of American Urban Radio Networks, to sit several times while trying to ask Trump about allegations of voter suppression. He said that she was rude for interrupting another reporter, although he briefly answered one of Ryan's questions.
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This story has been corrected to show that the correspondent of NBC News is called Peter Alexander, not Peter Garrett.
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