Trump Anti-Press Social Media Tracker

Media Description: Link to a post on X that reads, "Trump absolutely demolished Jim Acosta here," alongside a video (https://x.com/i/status/1972355625008218238) of Trump responding to a question from Acosta during a news conference on Nov. 7, 2018. In the clip, Trump repeatedly insults Acosta and CNN, claiming that the network publishes "fake news." Trump told Acosta, in part, "CNN should be ashamed of itself having you working for them. You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn't be working for CNN." A White House intern also tries to physically pull Acosta's microphone out of his hand. Acosta's White House press credentials (his "hard pass") was revoked on the basis of the encounter. When NBC News reporter Peter Alexander comes to Acosta's defense, Trump replies, "Well I'm not a big fan of yours either, so, to be honest. You aren't the best." Acosta then stood and began saying something to Trump, to which he responded, "Well, when you report fake news, which CNN does a lot, you are the enemy of the people."