Jim Acosta says he helped explain to an Afghan refugee delivering groceries the complexities of an elevator.
Really.
The CNN anchor tweeted:
“Ran into an Afghan refugee in the elevator today. He was delivering groceries. Didn’t know which buttons to push so I helped. Must have been new. As he got off the elevator, he thanked me and said “I am Afghan.” I said good luck and welcome to America. He smiled. He’s on his way.”
Ran into an Afghan refugee in the elevator today. He was delivering groceries. Didn’t know which buttons to push so I helped. Must have been new. As he got off the elevator, he thanked me and said “I am Afghan.” I said good luck and welcome to America. He smiled. He’s on his way.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 8, 2022
Um, did this really happen?
This reads like Poe.
— Chef Andrew Gruel (@ChefGruel) May 8, 2022
Because people have questions. Like, he didn’t know how to use an elevator? Seriously?
“Ran into a poor uneducated brown person too stupid to understand buttons so I became a hero and saved him. Please like me” -Jim https://t.co/Wfx3L4yM7B
— The Dank Knight 🦇 (@capeandcowell) May 8, 2022
And how do we know he’s a refugee?
A) How did you know he was a refugee or are you just making an assumption? B) You seriously tweeted about your own “graciousness” of pressing a button and saying welcome?
— Chris (@chris_opfer) May 8, 2022
The story doesn’t add up:
If you are going to make up a story, don’t make the Afghan dude incapable of using an elevator.
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 8, 2022
And we’d really like to know how this guy can use a smartphone but not the elevator:
Acosta wants you to think a guy who works via gig app and digital economy doesn't understand numbers and elevators https://t.co/n4I3UfkuJu
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 8, 2022
On the other hand, if he really didn’t know how to use the elevator, that still makes him smarter than the suits at CNN who greenlit and funded CNN+:
Ran into a CNN employee today. He was delivering groceries. Didn't know the difference between an 🍎 and a 🍌 so I helped. Must have been new. As he got off the elevator, he thanked me and said, "I am Jim Acosta." I said, "who?" https://t.co/c9wFxo5wqC
— Jude (@Judes_Law310) May 8, 2022
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