Aug. 9 Member Bonus: Jim Acosta: CNN Wanted Me to Have Bodyguards at Trump Rally
This members-only episode was originally published on August 9, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access.
The job of a White House reporter is no easy feat, especially under an administration that constantly refers to the press as \u201cthe enemy of the people.\u201d But CNN Chief WH Correspondent Jim Acosta knew early on he would not back back down. \u201cWhen he started to call us fake news and Sean Spicer was calling us fake news and Mike Pence was calling us fake news at that infamous news conference, I just thought, you know what, that's it I've had enough,\u201d Acosta told Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast on this bonus episode of The New Abnormal. That may explain why CNN assigned FOUR bodyguards to him at a Trump Rally (\u201cYou have journalists in this country who were being threatened on a regular basis.\u201d) He also answered some burning questions on the forefront of all our minds, including whether Trump writes some of his own daily briefing questions for right-wing pundits and the real end-game for press secretary Number 3405: Kayleigh McEnany. \u201cI'm old enough to remember when the White House press secretary\u2019s job was to serve the American people, to serve the presidency, not just the person who is the current occupant of the Oval Office,\u201d he says. Plus! The trio discuss who may be leaking to the public these days and the White House\u2019s reaction to Trump\u2019s interview with Axios\u2019 Jonathan Swan: \u201cThey were trying to do \u2018Clean up on aisle 6.\u2019\u201d
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