CNN reporter Jim Acosta felt the wrath of Trump supporters at South Carolina’s rally last night as attendees chanted, “Go home, Jim!” and held up a “CNN SUCKS” sign during his live shot.
President Trump flew to South Carolina to marshal support for Governor Henry McMaster’s reelection bid, and also discuss pressing issues facing the nation.
While Acosta was broadcasting live, a man with a “CNN SUCKS” sign held it high in the camera shot while the crowd shouted “Go home, Jim!”
Crowd chants for CNN’s Jim Acosta to “Go home!” as man holds “CNN Sucks” sign ahead of Trump/McMaster rally in South Carolina. pic.twitter.com/Td3XT4qYCa
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) June 25, 2018
One Hispanic woman, reportedly identified as Maria Rojas, confronted Acosta from across the press box barrier, accusing him of not ‘respecting’ the United States, which Acosta denied.
Here’s some video of a woman berating @Acosta. This went on for several minutes as many in the crowd cheered her on. As someone who’s covered my share of Trump rallies, it feels like 2016 all over again. pic.twitter.com/j0SF2nFDvG
— Meg Kinnard (@MegKinnardAP) June 25, 2018
Crowd chants, “Go Home Jim,” at CNN’s Jim @Acosta. @WCCBCharlotte pic.twitter.com/568NCKBPkC
— Marvin Beach (@MBeach14) June 25, 2018
Acosta later complained about being treated with a lack of “civility,” and asserted that Ms. Rojas had ‘whipped the crowd into a frenzy’ against him and CNN.
CNN: @Acosta: “While we have had people come up to us and be nice. I had an elderly woman just a short while’s come up to me—she came up to me & said that we at CNN should get the f*** out of this auditorium… She turned to the crowd & whipped them up into a frenzy.” pic.twitter.com/KRDP4tpnFJ
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) June 25, 2018
A short list of Acosta’s least ‘civil’ moments includes:
– Inappropriately shouting at North Korean leader Kim jong-Un, “Mr. Kim, will you give up your nuclear weapons, sir?” during the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore.
– Implying President Trump only wants immigration from “white countries” during a press pool spray with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan – earning Acosta an ejection from Trump himself
– Accusing the President of harboring “racist feelings” while also using the word “shithole” on live television
– Defying a request to control his outbursts, firing off a question with lewd implications during a ‘no questions’ photo op as President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act
Many have asserted that the mainstream media plays a key role in whipping leftists into frenzies on a regular basis.
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