Think Jim Acosta is smart enough to take a lesson from Brit Hume? The answer, of course, is not even remotely. But we’re going to share this piece of wisdom from Hume anyway because more than a few members of the White House press corps need to hear it:
A presidential press conference, no matter who is president, is a forum to ask questions as tough as you like, but don’t argue. And you get one chance, maybe one followup. Your colleagues are waiting their turns. Show them some respect and the president. It’s not about you.
— Brit Hume (@brithume) November 8, 2018
A-freaking-men.
Well said. This is exactly the problem of @Acosta which neither he nor @CNN seem to realize.
— Melodious Life (@TheDesertMama) November 8, 2018
Well said. Ask tough questions. Don’t Rant like Acosta and his ilk.
— Greg Senkevitch (@GregSenkevitch) November 8, 2018
Brit, you are 100 % correct .
— Rick Hickman (@hickman_rick) November 8, 2018
You are 100% on point. Belligerence is unbecoming of the hard work it surely took him to get to that position and disrespectful of his peers and what they strive to make of their profession and careers.
— Julia L (@GRITSproud) November 8, 2018
Sad that you even have to explain this!
— JoNathan (@JoNathanVol77) November 8, 2018
Isn’t it, though? But if anyone’s qualified to explain it, it’s Brit Hume:
Listen to Brit. In 1993, he actually asked a polite but pointed question of President Clinton that caused Clinton to have a tantrum and end a press conference. https://t.co/W7xuOs0nUf
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) November 8, 2018
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Update:
For what it’s worth:
It was wrong and counterproductive to pull the pass. It simply makes the reporter a martyr and more of a hero to those who approve of such conduct, not matter how unprofessional. And a president should not get to decide who covers him. https://t.co/4FBpBwFz8f
— Brit Hume (@brithume) November 8, 2018
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