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I googled the (faux) incident, and it would appear that Fox is the only "news" outlet having a hissy fit over this. It was a press conference for heaven's sake, and it was Trump who called upon Acosta.
Tuesday’s capstone was Trump’s news conference, a freewheeling affair that lasted 66 minutes. The president was confident and chummy with reporters, even those he often attacks. He called on CNN’s Jim Acosta, a favorite foil, and said with a smirk: “Go ahead. Be nice. Be respectful.”
As Trump and Kim were signing the document in front of a small group of reporters, Acosta asked Trump: “Mr. President, did he agree to denuclearize?”
Trump clearly enjoyed bantering with the press, though his answers lacked some of the substantive detail reporters were seeking. The president’s aides seemed to enjoy it less. About midway through, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, who had been jostling in their seats in the front row, could be seen gesturing at White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders as if to enlist her in cutting off the news conference.
But the president kept going and going. As he started to walk out, headed to the airport for the day-long flight home to Washington, reporters shouted out questions about his previously undisclosed first phone call with Kim. Some asked whether there was a recording or notes of the conversation to give the government a record of what the two men said.
I guess the Failing Fox News is trying to stir up its ratings by playing some idiotic game of outrage that a reporter would actually dare to ask the president* if N. Korea was going ahead with a plan to stop making bombs. How outrageous!
The Fox snowflakes need to head for the Antarctic for the summer lest they melt away like a slurpee dropped on the asphalt of a hot city street in June. Oh, wait! Thanks to climate change, even Antarctica is melting! Never mind.
Yelling out questions in the middle of a historic moment when 2 national leaders are signing documents. There is a time and place for questions but Acosta interrupts and grandstands.
He should have his Press Credentials temporarily suspended for his actions in Singapore.
Excuse me, but you're quoting pro-Trump Fox, which is improperly slanting their description. If the press was invited, it seems reasonable that they would ask questions. You're right that shouting the questions isn't ideal, but when you have a president who persists in lies and evasions, I can see the press reduced to needing to be more aggressive.
Trumpist's heads are exploding, on queue, triggered by Trump, not Acosta. If Trump's camp didn't trash Acosta today, Trumpists wouldn't have been acting upset about Acosta. Trump's camp gives them queues on how to act.
Acosta was simply following Trump's lead. Trump is the rudest person to ever be in the WH, and he tweets gross, disgusting, degrading, demeaning comments about anyone and everyone.
Kind of amusing that Trumpies get their panties in a twist over someone being what they consider 'rude.'
Acosta was simply following Trump's lead. Trump is the rudest person to ever be in the WH, and he tweets gross, disgusting, degrading, demeaning comments about anyone and everyone.
Kind of amusing that Trumpies get their panties in a twist over someone being what they consider 'rude.'
Unbelievably ironic.
It's not about being rude. The snowflake libs would love to see this fail.
Excuse me, but you're quoting pro-Trump Fox, which is improperly slanting their description. If the press was invited, it seems reasonable that they would ask questions. You're right that shouting the questions isn't ideal, but when you have a president who persists in lies and evasions, I can see the press reduced to needing to be more aggressive.
Fox news is the least biased most middle of the road coverage.
The other networks are all so far to the left it taints and distorts your perception.
You know what...I would normally agree, but Acosta went to far this time. He disrespected two world leaders at an historic event. He should have his WH press credentials pulled until September and gets them back only with a public apology to the country in WH press room.
Absolutely true.
Acosta blew it by stepping over the line. He wanted himself to be the story, not the signing!
Strip his credentials!!
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