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Jim Acosta

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Independent Journalist. Host: "The Jim Acosta Show" on Substack, YouTube and Apple Podcasts. Author. Fmr Chief WH Correspondent. I believe in #realnews

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1Sep 11, '24Still a bit dumbfounded that Trump was ranting about people eating pets and I’ve been covering him a while.12.5×11.5M43k4.4k274
2Nov 8, '18This is a lie.7.1×0258k61k244
3Nov 8, '18Don’t believe the lies coming from the WH. Believe in our freedoms. Thank you all for your support. We won’t back down. 🇺🇸 #1A6.3×0251k43k141
4Oct 29, '18We are not the enemy of the people. I am not your enemy. You are not my enemy. It is wrong to call your fellow Americans the enemy. We are all on the same team. We are all American5.8×0160k37k210
5Jan 28, '25Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hop4.2×3.8M111k19k3.9k
6Aug 2, '18I walked out of the end of that briefing because I am totally saddened by what just happened. Sarah Sanders was repeatedly given a chance to say the press is not the enemy and she 4.0×0123k30k105
7Jan 11, '21On to the next adventure! After eight years at WH, I’m moving into a new role as anchor on weekends and chief domestic correspondent for @CNN, a new challenge I’m very excited abou3.9×0181k8.6k211
8Aug 1, '18Just a sample of the sad scene we faced at the Trump rally in Tampa. I’m very worried that the hostility whipped up by Trump and some in conservative media will result in somebody 3.4×061k25k472
9Jan 6, '21Lincoln Project calls for immediate House impeachment and Senate conviction of Trump to force his expedited removal from office.3.3×0148k24k151
10Nov 8, '18I’ve just been denied entrance to the WH. Secret Service just informed me I cannot enter the WH grounds for my 8pm hit3.3×069k24k141
11Nov 5, '20The president is lying right now. Over and over and over.2.9×0113k17k116
12Jul 14, '20Trump soiled the WH Rose Garden with that performance. Presidents do not use the Rose Garden in that kind of naked political fashion. That was not a press conference, as the WH des2.9×089k19k191
13Jan 28, '25Looks like somebody has ADS: Acosta Derangement Syndrome.2.9×2.6M66k8.8k978
14Jul 16, '20The White House Press Secretary on Trump's push to reopen schools: "The science should not stand in the way of this."2.8×078k20k548
15Aug 2, '18Hannity is a propagandist for profit, peddling lies every night. He says he’s just a talk show host, not a journalist. But he’s injecting poison into the nation’s political bloodst2.7×091k22k88
16Feb 13, '21After voting to acquit, McConnell is slamming Trump for his lies leading up to Jan 6 and the violence at the Capitol. A McConnell vote to convict could have changed everything.2.1×093k12k183
17Aug 21, '20That Biden speech did not seem very sleepy.2.0×095k8.5k69
18Nov 7, '20Trump adviser tells me the campaign has “nothing concrete” in terms of voter fraud.1.9×068k8.7k223
19Apr 13, '20WH just played what appeared to be a campaign video defending Trump. In the briefing room. Just like a rally1.9×049k8.9k139
20Oct 16, '20Given multiple opportunities, Trump refused to denounce Qanon at town hall.1.8×046k8.4k97
21Nov 9, '22“Trump is livid” and “screaming at everyone,” after last night’s disappointing midterm results for GOP, according to a Trump adviser. The adviser went on to slam the former preside1.8×073k9.6k879
22Aug 30, '18Imagine what life would be like if the only “trusted” news source is the government, mandating what’s reported and controlling what appears in internet search engine results. I’ve 1.8×059k17k89
23Jan 20, '20Sometimes it gets a little tense when you ask him something he doesn’t want to answer. You should try it sometime when you’re not shining his shoes.1.7×074k12k99
24Aug 5, '20A source familiar with Trump’s Tuesday Oval Office meeting with his coronavirus task force said the president is still not demonstrating that he has a firm grasp of the severity of1.7×050k14k224
25Jul 21, '20Fact check: False.1.7×072k10k170
26Feb 1, '21Psaki at WH briefing: "This may be hard to believe. We don't spend a lot of time talking about or thinking about president Trump here. Former president Trump, to be very clear."1.7×081k8.5k112
27Nov 9, '18Greetings from Paris where we are on the ground for Trump’s trip to France. #1A1.7×067k7.7k42
28Oct 8, '20Cutting the mics would be nice... but the debate moderators really need a lie swatter.1.7×080k9.3k71
29Nov 8, '18The scene in front of WH tonight...1.7×064k16k64
30Jan 21, '21Fauci on difference between working for Biden after Trump: “It is somewhat of a liberating feeling.”1.7×086k6.7k98
31Oct 29, '20At Trump rally in Phoenix area, I was told by a supporter of the president to “get the hell out of our country.” Tell that to my grandfather who is buried at Arlington and my dad w1.6×070k9.8k108
32Jun 19, '20Twitter has now disabled the video in this tweet.1.6×067k8k146
33Dec 18, '18Sanders said today the WH is not looking for the taxpayers to pay for the wall while at the same time said the WH is looking to other agencies to find wall funding. Is @presssec aw1.6×059k14k61
34Dec 15, '20Biden has tried to temper his comments since the election. But not tonight. Biden laid into Trump and the GOP for continuing to baselessly question the election results.1.6×065k5.3k78
35Aug 27, '20Kamala Harris on Trump: "The president he has been is the president he will be."1.5×051k7.8k53
36Jun 13, '18Dear Brad.. dictatorships take away press credentials. Not democracies.1.5×054k12k28
37Nov 18, '20Stewing in the WH, the lame duck president just fired a leading cybersecurity official in Chris Krebs who vouched for the security of US election. Trump still has more than two mon1.5×051k9.2k142
38Feb 10, '21Very likely Officer Goodman saved Romney from being seriously injured by the mob.1.5×075k7.3k115
39Oct 2, '20WH officials have serious concerns about Trump's condition tonight and his symptoms are worse than those of the First Lady at this point, according to our sources.1.5×057k11k350
40Aug 22, '20This is false1.5×054k9.2k69
41Oct 6, '20Biden in Gettysburg: "Wearing a mask is not a political statement. It’s a scientific recommendation."1.5×070k9.9k48
42Oct 8, '20Trump is ranting about Hillary Clinton’s emails... less than four weeks before 2020 Election.1.5×049k6.3k58
43Nov 7, '18Trump was tweeting like he’s fired up and ready for combat. In person he sounds depressed and despondent.1.5×058k11k47
44Apr 6, '20Trump would not let Fauci answer the question about efficacy of hydroxychloroquine.1.5×050k11k127
45Feb 4, '21All in all seems like a good night for Liz Cheney. And a bad night for Matt Gaetz.1.4×072k5.8k77
46Jan 9, '21Houston Chronicle editorial board: “Resign, Senator Cruz. Your lies cost lives.”1.4×061k11k81
47Jul 30, '19Trump to reporters this AM: “I’m the least racist person there is anywhere in the world.” Fact check: False.1.4×053k9.3k37
48Jun 19, '17Call me old fashioned but I think the White House of the United States of America should have the backbone to answer questions on camera.1.4×045k16k0
49Jan 4, '21The WH made 18 attempts to call GA sec of state Raffensperger before Trump’s attempted shakedown over the phone Saturday, a GA state official confirms to CNN.1.4×056k11k197
50Jun 22, '20Asked why Trump uses racist terms like “Kung Flu,” McEnany says “the president doesn’t.” (Trump did use that term at the rally).1.3×057k8.7k112
51Jun 5, '20DC just put up a Black Lives Matter street sign just outside Lafayette Park.1.3×057k10k221
52Nov 19, '18Thanks to everybody for their support. As I said last Friday... let's get back to work.1.3×065k5.3k12
53Nov 7, '20How it started // how it’s going1.3×061k8.8k255
54Oct 21, '20Obama at event for Biden: “can you imagine if I had a secret Chinese bank account? ... They’d call me Beijing Barry.”1.3×057k9.1k127
55Aug 27, '20Pence ends with "make America great again again..." which seems to suggest things are not great right now.1.3×057k8k66
56Nov 7, '20You can hear people cheering from where we are inside the WH grounds. Trump is not here to hear this for himself. But the cheers are coming from all directions.1.3×063k6.8k92
57Nov 5, '19The scene outside the WH...1.3×051k12k146
58Mar 10, '21Both of my parents are now vaccinated. I’m so happy!1.3×075k1.6k24
59Nov 19, '20Outrageous that the VP would not take questions at a news briefing as the president is raising questions about the legitimacy of the election. “Are you on board with what Trump is 1.3×044k4.9k50
60Feb 12, '21Raskin responds to van der Veen who earlier said this is his worst day in Washington: "You should have been here on January 6."1.3×061k8.1k96
61Nov 6, '20CNN: Mark Kelly wins AZ senate seat. Arizona will now have two democratic senators. Stunning.1.3×066k5.2k57
62Jan 7, '21WH deputy press Secretary Sarah Matthews has resigned1.3×061k6.8k86
63Nov 21, '19This sign means Schiff was following the rules yesterday.1.3×060k6.9k170
64Aug 28, '20Trump on his approach to the virus: “We are focusing on the science, the facts and the data” Trump is saying this to a non-socially distanced crowd where supporters aren’t wearing 1.3×050k11k112
65Oct 22, '20Trump lied repeatedly throughout the 60 Minutes interview on COVID, crowd sizes, health care, etc. Stahl pushed him and fact-checked him which is why he's upset.1.3×053k9.9k85
66Aug 13, '20Trump is pushing a new birther conspiracy lie. He knows full well that Kamala Harris is qualified to be president or Vice President.1.3×045k7.1k51
67Sep 30, '20Biden to Trump: “You’re the worst president America has ever had.”1.2×058k7.5k39
68Nov 25, '20Biden's Thanksgiving message: "We need to remember we are at war with the virus, not one another."1.2×048k4.2k37
69Mar 16, '19Been covering Trump for three years now. Will never quite understand how the GOP tolerates his attacks on McCain, Bushes and Romney. The GOP just shrugs its shoulders.1.2×044k7.7k48
70Nov 7, '20BREAKING NEWS: CNN PROJECTS BIDEN HAS WON THE PRESIDENCY.1.2×053k7.8k62
71May 12, '20Sen. Paul to Fauci: "I don't think you're the end all." Fauci: "I have never made myself out to be the end all."1.2×056k6.6k85
72Jan 6, '21CNN: National Association of Manufacturers, the nation's largest manufacturing association, called on Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday to consider working to remove President Tr1.2×051k10k132
73Sep 3, '18My dad worked in grocery stores for 40 years. I don’t understand @FoxNews is there something shameful about hard work? I’m proud of my dad.1.2×052k9.2k23
74Dec 5, '18Bush 43 quoting Bush 41: “we cannot hope only to leave our children a bigger car, a bigger bank account. We must hope to give them a sense of what it means to be a loyal friend, a 1.2×051k10k160
75Oct 14, '20Billboard outside Des Moines airport where Trump holds Iowa rally tonight.1.2×048k11k165
76Oct 8, '20Trump says he doesn’t like idea of virtual debate because “they cut you off whenever they want.”1.2×051k6.9k79
77Apr 13, '20Trump says the authority of the president is “total.” (Reporter checks US constitution) This is not true.1.2×050k9k62
78Mar 14, '18It’s baffling that the president of the United States would tweet Marine Core instead of Marine Corps but that’s like the 20th most shocking thing that’s happened today.1.2×045k11k19
79Jul 23, '20Trump is canceling part of his convention because of the threat posed by the virus while also pushing schools to reopen at the same time.1.2×047k10k65
80Apr 7, '20Trump says mail in ballots would lead to voter fraud but then concedes he has voted by mail.1.2×045k8.4k67
81Jan 11, '19Trump again said today the country is being invaded down at the border. Fact check: False.1.2×045k8.9k13
82May 5, '21Facebook keeps ban on Trump.1.2×059k4k35
83Feb 17, '21Biden refers to Trump as “the former guy” at CNN town hall.1.1×059k3.7k56
84Apr 14, '20Trump says he is authorizing governors to make their own decisions on when to reopen. Ok.1.1×045k4.3k96
85Jun 1, '20Remember these aren’t just Trump’s actions. There are WH officials and other federal employees carrying out these orders. He can’t do all of that alone.1.1×044k11k65
86Aug 12, '20Kamala Harris hammers Trump on COVID-19: "Trump pushed miracle cures he saw on Fox News."1.1×051k6.7k36
87Sep 15, '20Five days? Trump has been refusing to release his tax returns for more than five years.1.1×046k8.7k66
88Apr 13, '20WH says “media chatter” about Trump firing Fauci is “ridiculous.” Reality check: Trump fueled that “chatter” when he retweeted somebody saying “fire Fauci.”1.1×046k8.2k71
89Feb 12, '21Trump lawyer refusing to answer question about whether Trump won the election and whether Trump was perpetuating a lie that the election was stolen from him. Speaks volumes.1.1×048k7.9k81
90Jan 7, '21Some cabinet members are holding preliminary discussions about invoking the 25th amendment to force Trump’s removal from office, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. It’s u1.1×047k6.8k112
91Nov 20, '20My colleague @kaitlancollins is a dedicated journalist who always asks the right questions. It must be stated how disappointing it is to see outgoing @PressSec hurl insults at repo1.1×048k5.6k54
92May 29, '20Trump just blew off what the WH has called a press conference. Clearly knew his cleanup tweet wasn’t going to fly.1.1×046k6.4k59
93Jul 18, '20Hero.1.0×050k6.2k63
94Jan 19, '21Just a couple of guys covering the WH on the last full day of Trump admin. Think we will finally have time for that drink now @PeterAlexander ?1.0×052k2.4k60
95Jan 7, '21Pence planning to attend Biden inaugural, CNN has confirmed.1.0×050k3.6k58
96Dec 5, '20With all due respect, the WH seized my press credentials after I called out Trump’s xenophobia when he referred to a migrant caravan as an invasion. Some of us were calling out his1.0×044k4.8k102
97Dec 21, '20Barr contradicting Trump just before he leaves DOJ is hardly a profile in courage.1.0×050k4k43
98May 12, '20Romney slams testing for virus in US: "I find our testing record nothing to celebrate whatsoever."1.0×046k6.4k46
99Dec 22, '20Fauci is vaccinated.1.0×053k1.8k20
100Nov 30, '20CNN: Arizona has certified its election results, awarding the state’s electoral votes to President-elect Joe Biden.1.0×050k3.2k35

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