CNN’s senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta took his war against President Trump global this week, saying he was “disappointed” the Commander-in-Chief took a jab at the “fake news” media during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Acosta’s comments were in response to President Trump’s harsh words towards the mainstream media, telling the global gathering that he never realized how “vicious” and “fake” the press could be until he entered the political arena.
“As a businessman I was always treated really well by the press […] It wasn’t until I became a politician that I realized how nasty, how mean, how vicious, and how fake the press could be,” said Trump.
"It wasn't until I became a politician that I realized how nasty, how mean, how vicious,
and how fake the press can be," Pres. Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Some boos followed. https://t.co/1uYLBHyjun pic.twitter.com/gAtC3HSEyU— ABC News (@ABC) January 26, 2018
Acosta pounced on the President’s comments within minutes, saying it was “too bad” the forum organizers didn’t protest Trump’s remarks, calling the entire situation “disappointing.”
Trump says he benefited from friendly media as a businessman but when he became president he realized “how fake a press can be.” (Boos and hisses in crowd)
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 26, 2018
It’s too bad the founder and exec chairman of #WEF18 didn’t take exception to Trump remarks on press. Disappointing.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 26, 2018
h/t Twitchy
ACOSTA GOES GLOBAL: The CNN Reporter HUMILIATES HIMSELF at International Conference
CNN’s senior White House correspondent took his anti-Trump road show onto the international stage Thursday, following the Commander-in-Chief to Europe to harass the President over his “America First” foreign policy.
The President was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week, touting his “America First” agenda while speaking with foreign leaders and business executives from the world’s largest corporations.
After Trump says of Davos “It’s been really successful…” I asked him how he can be America First if he’s rubbing elbows with big wigs. He did not respond. Video from @ElizLanders pic.twitter.com/jPWWRfTLir
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 25, 2018
“We want great prosperity, and we want great peace, and that really is the message. A lot of people are coming back to the United States for jobs, we’re seeing tremendous investment and today’s been a very exciting day,” said Trump while exiting the high-level meetings.
Acosta pounced within seconds, nonsensically asking Trump how he plans to advance his agenda while speaking with foreign leaders.
“Mr. President, can you be ‘America First’ but also be rubbing elbows with all these big wigs?” shouted Acosta as the President walked away.
ACOSTA'S EDUCATION: Mick Mulvaney SCHOOLS Jim Acosta Using SIMPLE MATH
White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney shot down CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta during the daily press briefing on Friday, schooling the reporter with simple math on why Democrats are needed to keep the government fully funded.
Mulvaney was taking questions from reporters when Acosta pounced on the budget director’s use of the term “Schumer Shutdown” to describe Democratic opposition to passing a short-term spending bill.
“How can it be the ‘Schumer Shutdown’ when Republicans control the White House, the House and the Senate,” asked a bewildered Acosta.
“Come on you know the answer to that as well as anybody,” Mulvaney fired-back. “I have to laugh when people say that […] You know as well as anybody that it takes 60 votes in the Senate to pass an appropriations bill.”
“You know that, right?” pressed Mulvaney. “So, if you only have 51 votes in the Senate, then you have to have Democrat support to fund the government. So that’s the answer to your question.”
Watch Acosta’s brutal education above.