Wow, what a day it has been!
Jeff Sessions is GONE! Resigned at the request of the President.
Rumors are swirling that Rod Rosenstein may be next!
And now tonight we just got news that Jim Acosta had his press pass revoked and has been banned from the White House!
He literally tried to enter and got denied onto the grounds!
Like something out of a movie.
Here’s his own Tweet:
Explanation was given from the White House:
This was a particularly poignant reply:
Here are some different angles of the altercation, in case you haven't seen it:
NBC News had more on the story:
President Donald Trump's ongoing feud with Jim Acosta, CNN's chief White House correspondent, boiled over on Wednesday, with Trump verbally berating the journalist before the White House ultimately suspended his press access.
Acosta tweeted Wednesday night that he was denied access when he tried to enter the White House.
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders later issued a statement that said the reporter's "hard pass" was suspended as a result of his attempt to keep control of a microphone during Wednesday's news conference with the president.
She called Acosta's behavior "absolutely unacceptable."
"It is also completely disrespectful to the reporter’s colleagues not to allow them an opportunity to ask a question," Sanders stated.
Earlier in the day Trump called Acosta "a rude, terrible person" as he tried to ask the president a question.
The exchange came during a White House press conference on the 2018 midterm elections, in which Trump called out failed Republican candidates who didn't "embrace" him.
Trump began taking questions and called on Acosta, who tried to ask about the president's characterization of a migrant caravan of roughly 4,000 Central American immigrants who are walking through Mexico to claim asylum in the U.S.
Trump immediately interrupted Acosta as the journalist began to ask his question. "Here we go," Trump said to Acosta.
Acosta then challenged Trump's use of the word "invasion" to describe the caravan and asked the president if he thought he had demonized immigrants. Trump then said he wanted immigrants to "come in legally."
When the president tried to go to another journalist, Acosta declined to give up the microphone and asked about possible indictments by special counsel Robert Mueller based on the ongoing investigation into Trump's presidential campaign.
Trump told Acosta to "put down the mic" and a White House staffer tried to take the microphone from the CNN correspondent but he wouldn't give it up.
Acosta finally relinquished the mic and sat down, but Trump then began to verbally berate him from the lectern.
"CNN should be ashamed of itself having you working for them," Trump said. "You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn't be working for CNN."
Trump added that the way Acosta had treated Press Secretary Sarah Sanders was "awful."
The president then moved to address the next questioner, NBC News White House correspondent Peter Alexander, who defended Acosta.
"In Jim's defense, I've traveled with him and watched him, he's a diligent reporter who busts his butt like the rest of us," Alexander said.
"Well I'm not a big fan of yours either," Trump said.
Acosta then stood up and began speaking to the president off microphone, to which the president responded, "When you report fake news, which CNN does a lot, you are the enemy of the people."
CNN defended Acosta:
Here is Fox News reporting on the matter:
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