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Disney's abrupt announcement that it was reversing its suspension of late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show came in response to Americans doing just a handful of specific things, according to attorney Norm Eisen.

In a Monday appearance on former CNN host Jim Acosta's Substack show, Eisen celebrated Disney's statement that Kimmel would be returning to his show Tuesday night. He chalked the decision up to Americans using what he called the "five P's" in an immediate and effective manner to force Disney's hand.

According to Eisen, Americans that were upset about the sudden preempting of Kimmel's show (which was attributed to comments Kimmel made about the Republican response to MAGA activist Charlie Kirk's death) made it impossible for Disney to stand by the Trump administration in five particular ways: Legal proceedings, popular protests, polls, the press and political leadership.

Eisen's first point about legal proceedings never got a chance to play out, though a Newsweek analysis found that Kimmel may have had grounds to sue on the basis that FCC chair Brendan Carr made a coercive threat against broadcasters who continued to air his show. However, his argument that popular protests drove action may have merit, given that Kimmel's suspension brought out Americans into the streets on both coasts over the weekend.

The attorney further pointed out that the Trump administration has been taking a beating in recent special elections, noting that Democrats have either won or overperformed polling expectations in 42 of 43 special elections just this year, according to the Democratic National Committee. Eisen also pointed out that both traditional and independent media had been doggedly reporting on the Kimmel's suspension and the FCC's actions leading up to it, helping to spread awareness among the American public. And he concluded by saying there was enough political leadership on the part of Democrats to result in Disney switching gears and bringing Kimmel back less than a week after suspending him.

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"A lot of people got really down in the dumps and thought, OK, this is it. We're backsliding, the First Amendment is getting torched," Eisen said. "But you cannot count out the American people and you cannot count out the idea of collective action. I mean, that to me is the big takeaway from this."

"It's a small world after all, you might say Norm," Acosta said. "And to me, that is the perfect lesson to be taken away from all of this. This really was like a shot heard around the world."

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quitting?!

At the end of his show on Tuesday, CNN host Jim Acosta announced he was leaving the network. He used his farewell message to throw a jab at President Donald Trump without mentioning his name, and to urge viewers to take action.

Acosta said in the final minutes of his broadcast that he had given "careful consideration" to his decision, but that he had "decided to move on." He added that he was "grateful" to the network after a career spanning nearly 18 years, but that he would be declining a new role in which he would be moved to Los Angeles to broadcast at midnight Eastern Time. He then pivoted to asking viewers to defend the truth in the future.

"It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant," Acosta said following a segment about former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. "I've always believed it's the job of the press to hold power to account. I've always done that at CNN and I plan on doing that in the future."

"One final message: Don't give in to the lies. Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to truth. And to hope," he said. "Even if you have to get our your phone. Record that message: 'I will not give in to the lies. I will not give in to the fear.' Post it on your social media, so people can hear from you too."

Trump celebrated Acosta being sidelined on his Truth Social platform, calling it "really good news." He wrote that the longtime reporter and anchor (who was a frequent Trump critic) was "dishonest" and a "major sleazebag."

"Word is that he wants to QUIT, and that would be even better," Trump wrote. "Jim is a major loser who will fail no matter where he ends up. Good luck Jim!"

The Associated Press reported that Acosta — who was a former White House correspondent for the network — leaving CNN came in response to the network moving him to a late-night role rather than his weekly morning slot. Acosta's 10 AM morning slot will now be filled by hosts Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown. The move to put Acosta in a lower-rated slot was interpreted as a demotion, and came on the heels of the network's CEO, Mark Thompson, telling on-air talent to hold off on criticizing Trump ahead of his second inauguration.

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A frustrated Jim Acosta unleashed on a Republican operative for defending Donald Trump after the president-elect continued to tie the issue of illegal immigration to the New Year's Eve terror attack in New Orleans.

Neil Chatterjee, who served under Trump as commissioner and chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, spoke with Acosta on CNN Thursday.

Acosta referred to Trump's TruthSocial post from Wednesday where he wrote, "When I said that the criminals coming in are far worse than the criminals we have in our country, that statement was constantly refuted by Democrats and the Fake News Media, but it turned out to be true. The crime rate in our country is at a level that nobody has ever seen before. Our hearts are with all of the innocent victims and their loved ones, including the brave officers of the New Orleans Police Department.”

"I mean this this is a problem!" Acosta said. "And, you know, you were saying a few moments ago, you can't take him literally. The president — why — shouldn't you take the president of the United States literally? Isn't that isn't that sort of a baseline expectation that he should stick to the facts?"

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Chatterjee answered, "I don't think he was saying that this individual crossed illegally, or if he was, it was based on initial reporting that was incorrect, that somebody had crossed at Eagle Pass —"

"We can show it up on screen again, I mean he's talking about, he's blaming Biden's 'open borders policy', and he's talking about that on Truth Social."

Acosta continued, "What he is saying in that Truth Social post is false! That is false!"

Chatterjee pushed back: "He's not saying that this individual crossed the border illegally, but there were 400 people on the terrorist watch list —"

"Of course, but when there's an act of terrorism in this country, the incoming president should tell the truth to the American people. I mean, that is just — isn't that what the president should do at all times?" Acosta asked.

"He's talking about securing the border, and he's been talking for years about securing the border. And I think the data bears out that he won the election, partially because —"

Acosta interjected, "I mean, i just have to say, here he goes again! He talks about everybody else being fake news, and he's the one peddling fake news."

Watch the CNN clip below or click here.

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On Thursday night, former President Donald Trump made a comment about former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) staring down multiple rifle barrels during a conversation with far-right pundit Tucker Carlson. That comment could result in a criminal indictment.

Phoenix-based NBC affiliate KPNX is now reporting that Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) has opened a criminal investigation into whether the ex-president's remarks could be classified as a death threat. Mayes told local reporters that her office is taking Trump's comment seriously.

"I have already asked my criminal division chief to start looking at that statement, analyzing it for whether it qualifies as a death threat under Arizona's laws," Mayes said on Friday. "I'm not prepared now to say whether it was or it wasn't, but it is not helpful as we prepare for our election and as we try to make sure that we keep the peace at our polling places and in our state."

Arizona's state statute on death threats stipulates that anyone who "threatens or intimidates by word or conduct" can be prosecuted for a Class 1 misdemeanor or Class 6 felony. The former can carry a maximum fine of $2,500 and/or up to six months in prison. The latter can carry a sentence of anywhere from four months to 5.75 years in prison, along with fines and/or probation.

While speaking to Carlson in Glendale, Trump called Cheney a "radical war hawk," and envisioned a scenario in which the former House Republican Conference chair was being shot at.

"Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK?" Trump said. "Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."

The ex-president's supporters have insisted that his comments should be interpreted as a signal that he would embrace an anti-war agenda in a second term, and that he was criticizing Cheney's foreign policy stances. But CNN host Jim Acosta countered that narrative on Friday, saying the former president was plainly expressing an "execution fantasy."

"Donald Trump talking about executing Liz Cheney — and let's just be clear: when you talk about nine barrels, I'm sorry for all the folks out there who want to dance on the head of a pin, that is what he is talking about. An execution fantasy," Acosta said.

Cheney was voted out of office in 2022 following her public role in the January 6 Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. She has since become one of Vice President Kamala Harris' top Republican campaign surrogates. Despite her support of the Democratic nominee, Cheney was long considered to be one of the most conservative members of Congress, with FiveThirtyEight finding that she voted in line with Trump's policy positions nearly 93% of the time.

Click here to read KPNX's article in full.

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An interview between CNN host Jim Acosta and Georgia Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon became unusually confrontational when the latter refused to admit the 2020 election was conducted fairly.

On Thursday, Acosta to talk about early voting in the Southern battleground state with Election Day looming in less than two weeks. But their conversation grew testy when McKoon asserted that the prominence of ballot drop boxes led to "irregularities" in the Peach State during the 2020 election, which former President Donald Trump narrowly lost.

"I can't let you go on too long because you're saying there are voting irregularities," Acosta interjected. "The Republican secretary of state Brad Raffensberger said that the election in 2020 was fair and square and that Joe Biden won. You dispute that still?"

McKoon pushed back and said that while he appreciated Raffensberger's position, he disagreed, once again pointing to a 2020 decision by the state's election board that allowed for more ballot drop boxes given the dangers of the Covid-19 pandemic. He noted that there had been "tremendous steps" taken by Georgia's Republican-dominated legislature and Republican Governor Brian Kemp to make sure Georgia's 2024 election was secure.

He added that it would be an "orderly election" in contrast to 2020, which Acosta again pushed back on. The CNN host asked McKoon to react to the, asking him to "find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state." McKoon characterized it as Trump simply asking Raffensberger to conduct an investigation into reports of convicted felons voting, which Acosta immediately challenged.

"Yeah, Josh, no. That's not what happened," Acosta said, as McKoon continued to attempt to talk over him. "Let's play it one more time just in case, maybe the Zoom is off or something. If we can, control room, let's play the sound one more time. Josh, let's listen to it one more time."

Acosta played the audio again despite McKoon's protests. He reminded his guest that in the full call, Trump talked about "shredding ballots" and "removing machinery." McKoon insisted that the former president was "talking about voters who should not have been allowed to vote in the election." He then pivoted into accusing Acosta of setting him up, saying he was "asked on this program to speak about early voting in Georgia in the 2024 election and President Trump visiting the state yesterday."

"This has been an entirely dishonest move to talk entirely about something that was not even discussed before I came on this program!" He said. "I know that y'all want to talk about 2020 because you know Trump's gonna win this election."

Acosta pointed out that the network was "well within our rights" to ask the Republican Party chair about whether he would accept the election result if Trump lost. He then asked again if he would accept the result of the Georgia election in November if it was unfavorable for Republicans.

"Look, I think this is a much more secure election than 2020. We don't have ballot drop boxes scattered randomly all over the state," McKoon said. Acosta then cut him off, reminding him that the state's Republican secretary of state "said that that was not the case and that it was a free and fair election and that it was secure."

"I'm just saying, Josh, what you're saying is horse crap," he said. "It's just horse crap."

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Watch the exchange between Acosta and McKoon below, or by clicking this link.

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In the final weeks of the 2024 campaign cycle, former President Donald Trump has made ominous threats against "the enemy from within." He specifically assigned that description to top Democrats like Reps. Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Adam Schiff.

The ex-president doubled down on those remarks during a Fox News town hall hosted by Harris Faulkner that was packed full of his supporters. And Vice President Kamala Harris used her interview with Fox News' Bret Baier to draw attention to those remarks and remind viewers that Trump has called for deploying the military against U.S. citizens.

Now, Trump's campaign surrogates are publicly defending his remarks on national cable news. On Tuesday, CNN host Jim Acosta gave Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Florida) three different opportunities to denounce the ex-president's "enemy from within" comment. And each time, Donalds deflected and demurred.

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"Congressman, do you consider Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi to be the enemy from within?" Acosta asked Donalds.

Donalds didn't answer yes or no, but rather pivoted to a litany of talking points in which he accused Schiff of leaking classified material. This echoes similar claims by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Schiff leaked classified information, though he admitted it was "difficult to pin down precisely what happened."

The Florida Republican referenced Schiff being removed from the House Intelligence Committee over the supposed leaks by then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California), but as Axios reported, that was seen more as a retaliatory move for Pelosi stripping Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) of their committee assignments for amplifying threats of political violence and trafficking in racist and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, respectively.

"Congressman, I asked you a yes or no [question]," Acosta said again as Donalds continued speaking about the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.

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Acosta reminded Donalds that he did not oppose Pelosi and Schiff being characterized as "the enemy from within" before then asking him whether he would support having them "rounded up" and arrested under a potential second Trump presidency. Donalds replied by saying "absolutely not," and notably again did not dispute Acosta telling viewers that Donalds agreed with Trump calling Democrats "the enemy from within."

Trump's "enemy from within" comments mirror a direct quote from Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. In 2012, the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom noted that during World War II, Hitler repeatedly warned of the "enemy within" in reference to Jewish people. Those remarks came just before Hitler recommended the "final solution," which was the extermination of the Jewish community.

Watch the clip of Donalds' interview below, or by[clicking this link.

READ MORE:[GOP rep defends Trump's calls to deploy the military against his political opponents

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CNN host Jim Acosta couldn't contain his laughter when a conservative commentator suggested that former President Donald Trump may have been given a green light by President Joe Biden's administration to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin. vid]

, Acosta interviewed GOP lobbyist David Urban and retired Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton about the new revelations that Trump had as many as seven private calls with Putin after he left office in 2021. The segment began with a clip of journalist Bob Woodward — author of the new book "War" — recounting how he learned of Trump's friendly calls with the Russian dictator as a private citizen.

Despite Woodward's reporting, Urban insisted that Trump had been "tough" on Russia during his administration, citing the stationing of U.S. Marines in Norway to shore up the NATO ally's defenses. He also argued that Russia didn't invade Ukraine until 2022, a year after Biden replaced Trump in the White House.

At that point, Acosta interrupted Urban to remind him that during Trump and Putin's 2018 summit in Helsinki, Finland, the former president sided with Putin over U.S. intelligence agencies on the issue of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Urban conceded that while he would have chosen to rely on U.S. intelligence over Putin, and Acosta insisted it was "hyperbolic" for Urban to claim Trump's administration was the toughest administration "in history" when it came to Russia.

Leighton weighed in during the exchange, and told Urban that the reason Putin didn't invade Ukraine during the Trump administration was because "they were already there," in reference to Russia's illegal annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014. That invasion was widely condemned by both the U.S. and the international community and resulted in Russia's expulsion from the G8 (now G7).

"You're absolutely right colonel, they did not go in further," Urban countered, before Acosta redirected him to the original question.

"I do think we started the segment asking you, David, you know, what's he doing talking to Vladimir Putin? I mean, he didn't deny it I guess, so what does that tell you?" Acosta asked.

Urban then said he didn't know "the details" of the conversations and that it could be that Trump is warning Putin to not go further into Ukraine. That prompted Leighton to interject, saying: "Oh bull."

"There is one commander-in-chief at a time. For a former president to do this kind of stuff, to talk to Putin or any rival of the United States when he is not the commander-in-chief is actually illegal," Leighton said. This is a reference to the Logan Act, which prevents any private citizen from talking to foreign governments without obtaining prior clearance from the sitting administration. Urban responded that "maybe Donald Trump was given the green light by the CIA." Acosta then cut in, asked Urban if he truly believed that, and chuckled when Urban doubled down.

"OK David. I don't know about that," Acosta said, as he and Leighton both laughed.

Watch the segment below, or by clicking this link.

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shoot supposedly personally transformed trump, god grace, so theme of rnc unity but...

CNN anchor Jim Acosta highlights divisive rhetoric during the Republican National Convention despite the GOP's claims they're calling for unity

07/17/24

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https://www.democracynow.org/2018/11/9/headlines/wh_press_secretary_shares_doctored_video_of_cnn_reporter_acosta

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is coming under fire for sharing an apparently doctored video of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s interaction with a White House intern at Wednesday’s press conference. The video was originally shared by an account linked to InfoWars, a far-right conspiracy website, and appears to speed up the moment of contact between Acosta and an intern while she tried to take his mic away, making it seem like he was aggressively pushing down on her arm. The Washington Post published a side-by-side Thursday, showing the original footage and the apparently edited video. The White House banned Acosta Wednesday—ostensibly because of the interaction—hours after he clashed with President Trump at the press conference, demanding answers on the migrant caravan.

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11/18 djt: rude, enemy of ppl

https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/trump-demands-cnns-jim-acosta-leave-oval-office-deputy-press-secretary-later

a stunning display, President Donald Trump pointed a finger at CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta before demanding he leave. "Out," was the abrupt command from the president.

Acosta had pressed Trump on his racist remarks about immigrants, in which he referred to African nations as "sh*thole countries" and suggested the U.S. shouldn't accept more Haitian immigrants.

"I want 'em to come in from everywhere," Trump said dismissively when Acosta asked if the president preferred immigrants from places like Norway.

When Acosta tried to follow up by asking specifically if he meant majority-white countries or places where the majority are people of color, Trump refused to answer and threw him out.

Acosta said that, a short time later, deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley screamed at him when he tried to ask Trump questions in the Roosevelt Room.

"It reminded me of something you might see in less democratic countries,” Acosta said.

Watch the segment below.

https://www.democracynow.org/2017/8/3/headlines/trump_aide_stephen_miller_spars_with_cnn_journalist_over_immigration

statue of libery altetred later?!

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