WATCH: In Wild Exchange Trump Refuses to Answer CNN Reporter’s Question, Calls Network ‘Fake News’ After Russian Dossier Story
Reporter Says Trump Press Secretary Threatened He’d Be Throw Out If He Were to Do That Again
After CNN broke a story Tuesday night that Russian intelligence claimed to have compromising information on Donald Trump, and that that information was shared with both President Barack Obama and the president-elect, the soon-to-be Commander in Chief lashed out at a CNN reporter and refused to take his questions.
CNN’s Senior White House Correspondent tried to ask Donald Trump a question during Trump’s first press conference in nearly six months, and was rebuffed by Trump in a wild exchange:
Donald Trump refuses to take a question from @CNN‘s Senior White House Correspondent @Acosta https://t.co/RFi8hu5pHz https://t.co/n6VPqoywLw
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) January 11, 2017
“Your organization’s terrible,” Trump told Acosta. “Quiet, quiet,” Trump chastised. “She’s asking a question – don’t be rude,” he said, repeatedly, on-air.
“You are fake news,” Trump told the stalwart and undeterred reporter.
Acosta concluded by saying, “Mr. President-elect, that’s not appropriate.”
He also posted this follow-up:
Fortunately ABC’s Cecilia Vega asked my question about whether any Trump associates contacted Russians. Trump said no.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 11, 2017
And Huffington Post’s Michael Calderone posted this follow up:
CNN’s @Acosta says @seanspicer threatened to throw him out of press conference if he again tried demanding Trump call on him.
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) January 11, 2017
Full text:
CNN’s Jim @Acosta said on the air that Trump’s team threatened to yank him from press conference if he tried to speak up again.
Full quote pic.twitter.com/HphCiByLS2
— Dominic Holden (@dominicholden) January 11, 2017
UPDATE:
Here’s the video of Spicer approaching Acosta after the Trump news conference, via @alivitali on NBC News @Snapchat pic.twitter.com/n1bbw9RU75
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) January 11, 2017
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