CNN’s Jim Acosta is the poster child for everything Americans hate about the media.
Acosta’s spent the last eight years attacking Donald Trump.
And now Jim Acosta went on TV and said the words that were music to Donald Trump’s ears.
CNN CEO Mark Thompson wants CNN to turn over a new leaf.
The network can barely draw more than 400,000 viewers in total for its daily programming and its ratings are down five percent from this time last year.
The month after the election saw CNN’s ratings plummet 33 percent.
To try and regain the trust of the audience that CNN squandered, Thompson made host Jim Acosta an offer Acosta could easily refuse.
Thompson removed Acosta from his 10 a.m. time slot and offered him a new show from 12 a.m.-2 a.m. that Acosta could host from Los Angeles.
Accepting this assignment would mean a demotion to the graveyard and moving all the way across the country.
Acosta obviously declined, which is what Thompson was likely hoping would happen anyway.
That led to the bizarre scene where Acosta closed his next broadcast by announcing on the air that he was quitting CNN.
“You may have seen some reports about me and the show, and after giving all of this some careful consideration and weighing in alternative timeslots CNN offered me, I’ve decided to move on. I am grateful to CNN for the nearly 18 years I’ve spent here doing the news,” Acosta told whatever audience remained.
Acosta recited the usual press catechisms about needing to “hold power to account” – a professional ethos that takes a four-to-eight-year-long vacation when a Democrat sits in the White House.
“I have always believed it’s the job of the press to hold power to account. I’ve always tried to do that here at CNN, and I plan on doing all of that in the future,” Acosta added.
Acosta made it sound like he was some brave truth teller who was all that stood between Donald Trump and full dictatorial control over America and that he needed the viewers at home to take up his mantle.
“One final message. Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth and to hope,” Acosta continued.
Donald Trump gloated over CNN forcing Acosta out.
“Wow, really good news! Jim Acosta, one of the worst and most dishonest reporters in journalistic history, a major sleazebag, has been relegated by CNN Fake News to the Midnight hour, ‘Death Valley,’ because of extraordinarily BAD RATINGS (and no talent!). Word is that he wants to QUIT, and that would be even better. Jim is a major loser who will fail no matter where he ends up. Good luck Jim!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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