Rules are rules and if this White House wants to enforce its guidelines, then the Administration needs to take action after this breach of decorum.
CNN reporter Jim Acosta is under the impression if he continues to yell at President Trump and Press Secretary Sean Spicer, he’s going to be recognized and given the respect he feels that he has earned. But that’s not the way it goes.
Spicer set down rules for off-camera briefings and one of those is no cameras are allowed to be used by the media. Pretending to be cute, Acosta decided to take a photo with his phone and tweet it during a no-cameras briefing.
Just look at this joker:
https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/879395868172046337
CNN is already in trouble with the breaking news of one of their producers admitting the Russia narrative was bull**** during an undercover investigation by Project Veritas, and now Acosta purposely broke the WH rules.
CNN also had three journalists “resign” yesterday over a botched Russian article designed to go after President Trump.
Source: The Daily Mail
Acosta’s pushing inspired other reporters, including American Urban Radio Network’s April Ryan, a CNN contributor, to jump in.
‘It’s a legitimate question,’ Ryan said. ‘It’s a legit question,’ Acosta parroted. ‘You are a taxpayer funded spokesman for the United states government. Can you at least give us an explanation as to why the cameras are off?’
Spicer ignored the unrest and called on One America News Network’s Trey Yingst only to be confronted about the elephant in the room – the off-camera briefing that was taking place.
Yingst asked Spicer to clear the air so they could move on and explain why the White House was being so secretive.
‘Can we get this out of the way? Can we address the cameras issue?’ Yingst asked.
Spicer shot back: ‘Yes, some days it will happen, some days it won’t. The president’s going to speak today in the Rose Garden, I want the president’s voice to carry the day. So, look, this is nothing inconsistent with what we’ve said since day one.’
Here’s how I think the White House should respond: Spicer should announce a press conference will be on camera. When everyone takes their seats, he should call on Acosta and inform him that CNN’s press credentials have been revoked until an investigation is conducted into the lies they published. And CNN must issue a formal apology to President Trump, his Administration, and all the people they have lied about.
Then Acosta should be escorted out of the room and tossed out of the White House on his behind.
When the roar dies down, Spicer should then call on Washington Post and New York Times and ask if they want to be next.
Enough of this “gotcha” media. If the press wants to report on the truth, then they should. But if they want to hurt someone in the process, we don’t have room for you at this level. CNN is at the bottom of the trust pool these days and I don’t see them ever getting it back in the near future.
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