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The presidency justified his decision by saying that Jim Acosta had "put his hand" on a trainee. Lies denounced by the chain.
The Monde.fr with AFP
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The White House announced Wednesday, November 7 the suspension " until further notice " the accreditation of a CNN journalist, following heated exchanges with the US President at a press conference held after the results of the mid-term elections.
I've just been denied entry to the WH. Secret Service just informed me I can not enter the WH grounds for my 8pm hit
"I have just been denied access to the White House", confirmed on Twitter Jim Acosta, regular target of critics and apostrophes "Fake News" Donald Trump.
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"Fraudulent charges"
At the president's point with the media, Mr. Acosta engaged in a verbal battle with the Republican, who did not want to answer him any more. The journalist then refused to return the microphone to a member of the White House team. The young woman tried to take her hands and the two people's arms touched very briefly.
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"President Trump believes in a free press (…) We will never tolerate a reporter putting his hand on a young woman just trying to do her internship at the White House", tweeted Sarah Sanders, spokeswoman for the US executive.
"After today's incident [mercredi], the White House suspends the permanent accreditation of the reporter involved until further notice »continued Mme Sanders, without ever directly appointing the journalist.
"In her explanation, spokeswoman Sarah Sanders lied. She provided fraudulent charges and cited an event that never happened ", reacted CNN in a statement. The channel also supported Mr Acosta and worried about a "Unprecedented decision", who is "A threat to our democracy".
An badociation representing the presidential press has urged the White House to "Immediately canceled this weak and misguided action". A reaction she describes as "Disproportionate" and "Unacceptable."
Electric atmosphere
This is not the first time this reporter has suffered the wrath of the President of the United States. But Wednesday, the atmosphere was particularly electric between the tenant of the White House and several journalists.
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"That's enough, make the microphone"Trump told Jim Acosta after a long, tense exchange following a question about the "caravan" of migrants from Central America. The reporter then continued to question the president, who was moving away from the desk not to answer.
"CNN should be ashamed to use you, you are very rude and a horrible person"the billionaire told him. The journalist who succeeded Mr. Acosta at the microphone took the defense of his colleague, greeting him as a "Scrupulous reporter".
"I'm not one of your big fans to be honest", and "You are not the best"replied Mr Trump before answering his question. He also silenced another CNN reporter, April Ryan, who was trying to ask him a question without the microphone.
The president then accused a black journalist of asking a question 'Racist' after asking him about his rhetoric "Nationalistic" who would have played the game of white supremacists. "I'm covered [médiatique] very inaccurate ", he said. "I could do something fantastic and they [les journalistes] would do something bad. "
"Enemies of the people"
At the end of the press conference, which lasted nearly 1:30, the tenant of the White House said he hoped that "The tone can improve". "But it starts with the media"he warned: "I make the blows and I do not fight for me, but for the people of this country".
The 45e President of the United States has very bad relations with some of the press of his country, and accuses those he calls the "Fake News" to be the "Enemies of the people". Last week he accused them of spawning the " violence " in America after the worst anti-Semitic slaughter ever in the country, in a Pittsburgh synagogue, and sending parcel bombs to personalities and institutions hostile to his administration.
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