As Twitchy reported, Senior White House Adviser Stephen Miller got into it with CNN’s Jim Acosta at today’s White House press briefing, with critics declaring Miller a Nazi and a white supremacist over his immigration policy, which would require prospective green card recipients to learn English.
For his part, Acosta paraphrased “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus as if it were U.S. immigration law, told Miller that his father had come to the United States as a Cuban immigrant in the 1960s, and suggested that the English language requirement would limit immigration to those from Great Britain and Australia.
NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell didn’t go so far as other journalists and tweet the entirety of the Lazarus sonnet, but she did call Miller “rude” for lecturing Cuban-American Acosta.
Trump aide #Stephen Miller lecturing Cuban-American Jim Acosta of CNN on green card policy which his family lived 1st hand #Rude
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) August 2, 2017
Since Acosta’s family lived it first-hand, Miller ought to have surrendered the podium and let Acosta dictate the administration’s immigration policy.
Today in why people hate the media https://t.co/erziW6eqqh
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) August 2, 2017
This gem from #AndreaMitchell, the most biased reporter at #FakeNews #NBC which is saying something. She was crying when Trump got elected!
— OC Deplorable (@OCDeplorable) August 2, 2017
Jim Acosta of CNN is #Rude by making himself the story, interrupting #Stephen Miller with speeches & activism-not REPORTING
— Reasonable Doubt (@Reasons4Thought) August 2, 2017
Rude….was the way Jim Acosta basically heckled and interrupted & grandstanded & how he treated Stephen Miller.
— Mark A.C. (@MC19691) August 2, 2017
Acosta was grandstanding, rude and sounded foolish…
— Brian?? (@BrianGoodwin8) August 2, 2017
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…it was @Acosta who was rude. #ShutUp
— Ronald Achs (@RainMaker777) August 2, 2017
Hilarious. Acosta asked Miller a question and then rudely kept interrupting when Miller tried to answer. Maybe you need to watch it again.
— Beachcomber?? (@BeachAddict80) August 2, 2017
He got toasted, and deservedly so. The Statue of Liberty doesn't dictate immigration laws.
— Pete???? (@usafss74) August 2, 2017
Citing a statue's poem as US foreign policy is not only #Rude but insulting. But you/him/MSM keep playing the #Feelings card vs common sense
— Maggie (@drillanwr) August 2, 2017
Acosta read a poem from his iPhone and incessantly interrupted instead of allowing a fact backed answer. He's the rude one.
— basschica (@basschica) August 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/MistyPassions/status/892835417459916802
According to Jim Acosta – only people in Australia and the UK speak English.
— Wall Street Patriot (@WS_Patriot) August 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/FJ473/status/892865294431137793
Oh. Now Jim is a Cuban American.
? #FakeNewsCNN never used that with Ted Cruz.— MethLabOfDemocracy⭐️⭐️⭐️⚜️ (@noprezzie2012) August 2, 2017
Funny, that. Remember that time when Mark Halperin, now a senior political analyst with *cough* NBC News, quizzed Sen. Ted Cruz on his Cuban heritage, asking him what kind of Cuban food he liked to eat as a kid and what sort of Cuban music he listens to?
That doesn't make Acosta the green card police. You are #Rude for shaming those who don't agree.
— PattiAnn (@PattiAnn316) August 2, 2017
You're right: it was extremely rude of Jim @Acosta ~My family lived the green card first-hand too: they spoke English and immigrated LEGALLY
— HappyPreppers (@HappyPreppers) August 2, 2017
I'm #CubanAmerican….please…refrain from victimizing your colleague. His question and inuendo was RACIST, PREJUDICIAL & CHARGED. #MAGA
— #TrumpianNationalParty (@RealMiamiEstate) August 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/CanuckCon/status/892835523013857281
Did you watch the same conference? Acosta was way off base and showed his ignorance. Please at least try to remain a sliver of impartiality
— John in Eastie (@Johnfpc) August 2, 2017
Maybe @Acosta should report the news instead of grandstanding and personalizing it. Just an idea.
— Ellison (@PatedBears) August 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/midnightride20/status/892870798343634944
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 27, 2016
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