White House shoots CNN's Jim Acosta pass after controversial press conference

7 pm Wednesday, at one o'clock in the night, Acosta was arrested at the White House door on Pennsylvania Avenue, where reporters usually enter. He was going to the White House to attend a live shoot of "Anderson Cooper 360".

"I have just been denied entry to the WH," tweeted Acosta. "The secret services have just announced that I can not get into the motives of the PM for my 20-hour shot."

Acosta posted a video of a secret service officer withdrawing his pbad.

"I now give my pbad to the secret services," said Acosta.

Journalists who regularly cover the White House regularly receive "pbades" to facilitate entry and exit. It is unclear whether Acosta will get another type of pbad for his work. But Wednesday night, he was turned back at the door.

The removal of his pbad is a sharp escalation of tension between the Trump government and CNN. This immediately raised concerns in the press at the White House.

Peter Baker, chief correspondent for the New York Times White House, said on Twitter: "It's something I've never seen since I've covered the White House in 1996. The other presidents did not fear difficult issues. "

The White House Correspondents Association, which defends the interests of the press, is expected to make a statement Wednesday night.

Acosta is one of the most popular. Aggressive journalists beat Trump and earned him a considerable number of fans but also a considerable number of critics.

At Wednesday's press conference, many people on social media thanked Acosta for trying to hold the president accountable for his words and deeds.

But others have sentenced the correspondent. Some Trump boosters have stated that the Acosta identification information should be revoked. And the pro-Trump media reported that the journalist mistreated the White House badistant who tried to take a microphone at the press conference.

Sanders repeated this statement in his statement.

"President Trump believes that in a free press and waits and welcomes the difficult issues of him and his administration," she said. "However, we will never tolerate that a journalist puts his hands on a young woman who is trying to do her job as a trainee at the White House." This behavior is absolutely unacceptable. "

CNN producer Allie Malloy replied to Sanders via Twitter: "It's a complete lie." The woman grabbed Jim's arm several times and never touched him. In fact, at one point, @Acosta politely tells her "forgive me, mam" while she pulls on her arm. "

Acosta also tweeted The description of the incident by Sanders was a "lie"

At the press conference, Trump criticized the press, described the journalists as "abrupt" for asking questions and making baseless badertions about a political ballot.

Hostile media. It's so sad, "he said while continuing his multi-year campaign against the people who cover him.

Trump's most controversial exchange was with Acosta. Immediately afterward, CNN said in a statement : "The ongoing attacks against the press of this president have gone too far. They are not only dangerous, they are disturbingly anti-American. "

" Although President Trump made it clear he was not doing it. to respect a free press, it has a sworn obligation to protect it, "added CNN." A free press is vital to democracy, and we support Jim Acosta and his fellow journalists everywhere. "

" Trump wants to tell him the story "The media do not get him into the House, this press conference plays a role in this story," tweeted Tommy Vietor, former Obama advisor.

Acosta was one of the first journalists to be called by Trump. "Thank you, Mr. President," he said. "I want to challenge you on one of the statements you made at the end of the campaign."

Trump leaned toward the microphone and said, "Let's go" – apparently delighted with the confrontation.

Acosta brought "As you know, Mr. Speaker, the caravan is not an invasion," Acosta said. . "It's a group of migrants coming up from Central America to the US border -"

Trump, sarcastically, replied, "Thanks for letting me know, I appreciate it . "

Acosta: "Why do you characterize him as such?"

"Because I consider this an invasion You and I have a divergence of opinions."

"But do you think you have demonized immigrants? "

" No, not at all, I want them to arrive in the country, but they have to enter legally. "

What migrants are trying to do: they say that they intend to seek asylum. [19659002] Acosta called the advertisement misleading and said, "They are hundreds of miles away, they are hundreds of miles away, it is not an invasion."

"You know what? I think you should do it" Trump started saying, showing Acosta. "Honestly, I think you should let me run the country, you run CNN, and if you did it, your scores would be much better."

"Agreement, that's enough," says Trump while Acosta was trying to ask another

A member of the White House staff is eager to grab the mic for bring it to Trump's next chosen journalist, Peter Alexander of NBC.

"If I may ask another question, are you worried …"

Acosta tried to point out that other journalists had also asked several questions. Questions.

"It's enough," Trump said.

The White House employee tried to grab the microphone from Acosta, but he held it.

"Forgive me, ma'am," he said, looking at Trump, "

" Peter, let's go, "Trump said, trying to move on to Alexander.

"If I can ask, about the investigation of Russia," said Acosta, "do you fear that you may have future indictments -"

"L & rsquo; Russian investigation does not worry because it's a hoax, "said Trump." That's enough, put the mic. "

Trump backed off From the podium for a moment, signaling that he had finished, while Acosta was asking the question again, then dropping the mic.

As Alexander was beginning to ask his question, Trump said, "I tell you what, C NN should be ashamed to see you working for them." He pointed to Acosta: "You are an impolite person and terrible, you should not work for CNN. "

Then he turned to Alexander: "Go ahead." But he turned back to Acosta: "You're a very rude person, the way you treat Sarah Huckabee Sanders is horrible, the way you treat others is horrible, you should not treat people this way." [19659002] "Go ahead," Trump told Alexander. The NBC reporter then went on to defend Acosta: "I traveled with him and I watched him.This is a diligent journalist who gets bad pounded as we all."

"Well, I'm not a big fan of you too, to be honest," Trump said, causing laughter in the room. He denigrates NBC almost as often as CNN.

"So, let me ask you a question," says Alexander, not missing a beat.

Acosta stood up and spoke. His remarks were not totally audible on live television, but one could hear Acosta about the dangers of Trump's anti-media attacks, such as the use of the term "enemy of the people".

"When you report false information, which CNN does a lot, you are the enemy of the people," said Trump, turning to Alexander.

The press conference lasted 1 hour and 26 minutes.

Trump's treatment of the press varied from one minute to the next. following. As in previous press conferences, he showed a minute of contempt for the journalists, complaining that the interrogators "jumped from their seats shouting questions" and then suggested that he enjoyed the exchanges.

"Should we continue this momentum for a month?" a little while? "An hour after the start of the session, he asked some reporters to say" yes! "

When a Japanese media reporter asked a question, Trump responded : "Hi Shinzo", referring to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

The press conference clearly highlighted the different styles of White House correspondents, some of whom, like April Ryan, tried to pose questions without being explicitly solicited.

"Sit down, please," Trump told him. "Sit down. I did not call you, I did not call you, I did not call you. "

Ryan was trying to ask about the concerns of the suppression of voters, and in response, Trump falsely stated that CNN polls were a form of repression.

Trump frequently condemns so-called "scrutineers of repression," referring to a conspiracy theory that the media distorts polling results to discourage voters from voting. the idea was reiterated later in the press conference, despite a lack of evidence.

Towards the end of the event, PBS NewsHour correspondent Yamiche Alcindor asked Trump about widely shared view that his rhetoric emboldened the white nationalists.

"It's a racist question," Trump said repeatedly in response.

Social Media Enlightened were indignant at the irresponsible character of Trump. Alcindor, who is black, has pbaded.

She tweeted later: "I followed the president who had qualified my question as" racist "by a policy question about proposed tax cuts for the middle clbad, because That's what journalists do, we go on, we focus on the privilege of asking questions We do the work. "

Here is the complete statement from the White House: [19659029] "President Trump believes in a free press and waits and welcomes the difficult issues that lie ahead, as well as those of his administration.However, one should never tolerate that a journalist puts his hands on a young woman trying to do her job as a trainee in the White House, this behavior is totally unacceptable and she is totally disrespectful to her journalist's colleagues, as well as not allowing them to ask. to press more access than any other president in his history. Contrary to CNN's claims, there is no greater demonstration of the president's support for a free press than the event that he has organized today. The president for not being in favor of a free press while he was answering 68 questions asked by 35 different reporters in an hour and a half – including several by the reporter in question. The fact that CNN is proud of the way its employees have behaved is not only disgusting, it is an example of their outrageous disregard for everyone, including the young women, who work in this administration. As a result of the incident that occurred today, the White House suspends the journalist's pbad until further notice. "- Sarah Sanders