Here’s the thing journalists don’t seem to understand. They might write up the news, but they no longer control our access to the source material. There are video and transcripts and press releases and tweets bills posted online and we can see them all.
So as CNN’s White House correspondent, Jim Acosta is supposed to be filling us in on what the president is doing any given day, and not editorializing. But in this tweet where he characterizes President Trump as “consoling himself,” he’s included the transcript of the president’s remarks, right where we can read them. And we don’t get at all where he got the idea that the takeaway was Trump “consoling himself.”
Take a look; maybe we’re just not seeing it:
Trump consoles himself in El Paso: “We had an amazing day, as you know, we left Ohio and the love, the respect for the office of the presidency.” pic.twitter.com/tchsagyemX
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 7, 2019
Did he miss the next bit where the president said in El Paso, “It was no different here?” If El Paso was no different than Dayton, which was “incredible,” how is that consoling himself?
What a petty and small person you are, Jim.
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 7, 2019
Not even pretending to need a journalist. Betraying his profession every day.
— gwgm (@gwgmtweets) August 7, 2019
Oh, is this tweet supposed to be from one of those unbiased media types we're always being told about?
— goldenluvr?? (@Ly_A_H) August 7, 2019
No mention of the victims by @Acosta.
Typical.
— Coco (@NancyLChapman) August 7, 2019
I can’t wait until he wins in 2020 just to see how you will mentally handle the next 4 years.
— CaptainKentucky (@KyJustified) August 7, 2019
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it was supposed to be jim acosta's day, dammit! ?
— Kate Schmidt (@330_schmidt) August 7, 2019
Someone has to report it, Jim. You wouldn't if you witnessed it first hand.
— HillJack (@Hilljack) August 7, 2019
— Captain Cook's Wife (@cptcookswife) August 7, 2019
I tried because I try to read all sides but I can't anymore with your bias.
— Andrew N (@tingletearz) August 7, 2019
Pictures don’t lie was ❤️ in El Paso & Dayton.
— TNK (@billyja48690681) August 7, 2019
He wonders why we laugh at him and CNN. https://t.co/71RWMpUgQ3
— Jason (@Jaymino13) August 7, 2019
Wtf ! Is this journalism? https://t.co/IyNWUlVRHY
— CJR (@CalRichardson2) August 7, 2019
#DearDiary: Why does he make it about him? It should be about me!
xoxo, #Abilio https://t.co/TkTDOnkiWg pic.twitter.com/WCmvO1epJ6
— NOT Jim Acosta the Journalismator (@journalismator) August 7, 2019
I guess we’re supposed to feel bad for Acosta? He should quit his CNN gig and live off the book sales until it’s safe to be a reporter in America again.
If you want a White House correspondent who simply reports what happened, there’s always, thankfully, Mark Knoller:
Pres and Mrs Trump spent 1 hr 42 mins at a Dayton hospital visiting with shooting survivors, family members, medical staff and first responders. No press coverage but @PressSec quotes @POTUS telling them, "you had God watching. I want you to know we’re with you all the way.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 7, 2019
After 85 mins at University Medical Center in El Paso visiting with shooting survivors, families and medical staff, Pres and Mrs Trump now at the Emergency Operations Center of El Paso to offer thanks to and praise for first responders to the weekend shooting.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 7, 2019
In the Emergency Ops Center in El Paso, Pres offers praise and thanks to law enforcement personnel and their response to Saturday's mass shooting. "All over the world they're talking about the job you did," he told them. pic.twitter.com/87VO7C03Xt
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 7, 2019
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'Just put the (D) next to your name'! Jim Acosta's 'fact check' of Donald Trump is neither stunning nor brave https://t.co/1MhUcTDVfZ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 30, 2019
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