‘Out!’ Donald Trump kicks CNN reporter asking about immigration out of the Oval Office
Donald Trump’s war with CNN continued yesterday after he unceremoniously kicked out a senior reporter from the Oval Office.
White House correspondent Jim Acosta was attempting to question the President about immigration policy but was failing to be heard.
Acosta yelled “Mr President” three times before Trump, who was meeting with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan at the time, finally acknowledged him.
Taking his chance, Acosta went in on the recent remarks that Trump is alleged to have made about what kind of immigrants he wants in the United States.
In chaotic scene, Acosta repeatedly shouted: “Did you say that you want more people to come in from Norway? Did you say that you wanted more people from Norway? Is that true Mr President?”
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Trump responded: “I want them to come in from everywhere… everywhere. Thank you very much everybody.”
Acosta was seemingly not happy with the response and attempted to push the President further, calling out: “Just Caucasian or white countries, sir? Or do you want people to come in from other parts of the world… people of colour?”
When I tried to follow up on this in the Oval Office, Trump told me to get “out.” We then went to the Roosevelt Room where WH aides obstructed us from asking questions. https://t.co/vuEIv1jvso
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 16, 2018
As I attempted to ask questions in Roosevelt Room of Trump, WH press aides shouted in my face to drown out my questions. I have never encountered that before.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 16, 2018
What occurred reminded me of something I would see in a different country. Certainly not at the WH. Certainly not in the U.S. https://t.co/hV6vPRe0p2
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 16, 2018
Look around the world and check out the countries that have government control over the media. They are not places where you want to live.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 27, 2017
Trump had apparently had enough at this point and simply pointed at Acosta and said: “Out.”
One of the President’s team can then be heard saying “Jim, thank you.”
Acosta later took to Twitter to claim White House staffers obstructed him from asking questions at a meeting in the Roosevelt Room.