Washington – White House Criticizes Trump For Treatment Of CNN Reporter

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    White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest speaks during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri GripasWashington – The White House is criticizing President-elect Donald Trump and his team for its treatment of a CNN reporter who tried to ask a question at a news conference.

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    Trump lashed out at CNN’s Jim Acosta in his Wednesday news conference, refusing to take his question and calling CNN and Buzzfeed “fake news.” Acosta later said a Trump spokesman threatened to kick him out of the news conference if he disrupted it again.

    White House spokesman Josh Earnest says he sometimes gets frustrated when reporters ask President Barack Obama multiple or redundant questions, interrupt the president or preface questions with inaccurate information. But he says he never threatened or was tempted to throw anyone out of the room.

    Earnest says the Trump team’s response raises questions about confidence in its arguments.


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    7 years ago

    Earnest has said some of the most ridiculous things at that podium, representing one of the most ridiculous presidents in our history. Obama and this clown have taken some of dumbest positions in US history, said some of most inane things, and have both taken to criticize virtually every thing said or done by Trump. I stopped taking either of them seriously a long time ago. Truth or common sense have never mattered to them. I watched a few of the speeches and presentations given by both of them. I struggled to guess whether these were real, or were perhaps SNL.

    7 years ago

    In just one week (it can’t come fast enough), we won’t have to listen to Josh Earnest, or his boss. Jim Acosta should have been thrown out of that press conference. No President, whether Democrat or Republican, should have to put up with that verbal abuse, or rude and disrespectful behavior in public. In 1974, when Dan Rather asked President Richard Nixon a question, in front of an oil industry group, he was widely booed. Nixon smiled and said to Rather “Are you running for office”. Rather rudely retorted, “No Sir, Mr. President, are you”! Rather was almost fired by CBS, for that snide remark to the President. Since that time, things have become worse. Sam Donaldson used to rudely yell things out, as well as that anti-semite, Helen Thomas. Their sort of behavior as well as the behavior of Jim Acosta, is not going to be tolerated by Trump, or his press secretary, Sean Spicer. These nickel and dime “journalists” of today, don’t hold a candle to the likes of Walter Cronkite, or Edward R. Murrow. Last, there is no requirement for the White House reporters to have a permanent office in the White House. I would move all of them out, to the Executive Office Building.

    7 years ago

    For those that did not watch the video Jim Acosta had some chutzpa and should of been escorted out of the room immediately. It was not just a one second interruption. Jim kept on interrupting Donald after he tried to ignore him for over a minute thereby not allowing other reporters to ask questions. He had no respect for the higher office.

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    7 years ago

    Wow, some normal comments that make sense. Thank you.