Jim Acosta

And I won't forget, I sort of forget the exact words, but I won't forget the thrust of what she was saying, which is, you know, he's not very good at sitting still. Right. And I just thought to myself, yeah, he's, you know, and I try to tell people, you know, at that time I said, you know, because it was fashionable for folks to say, that's it, he's done. We don't have to worry anymore. Yay.

And I won't forget, I sort of forget the exact words, but I won't forget the thrust of what she was saying, which is, you know, he's not very good at sitting still. Right. And I just thought to myself, yeah, he's, you know, and I try to tell people, you know, at that time I said, you know, because it was fashionable for folks to say, that's it, he's done. We don't have to worry anymore. Yay.

And I won't forget, I sort of forget the exact words, but I won't forget the thrust of what she was saying, which is, you know, he's not very good at sitting still. Right. And I just thought to myself, yeah, he's, you know, and I try to tell people, you know, at that time I said, you know, because it was fashionable for folks to say, that's it, he's done. We don't have to worry anymore. Yay.

And I was like, no, he's, this guy's not done. He's not done.

And I was like, no, he's, this guy's not done. He's not done.

And I was like, no, he's, this guy's not done. He's not done.

Yeah, I mean, you know, the way I try to explain it to folks is, you know, you obviously can't have a couple hundred members of the press on Air Force One or in the Oval Office. It just, you know, it would just be total chaos. And so what the White House Correspondents Association tries to do, what the networks try to do, is put together a pool of reporters.

Yeah, I mean, you know, the way I try to explain it to folks is, you know, you obviously can't have a couple hundred members of the press on Air Force One or in the Oval Office. It just, you know, it would just be total chaos. And so what the White House Correspondents Association tries to do, what the networks try to do, is put together a pool of reporters.

Yeah, I mean, you know, the way I try to explain it to folks is, you know, you obviously can't have a couple hundred members of the press on Air Force One or in the Oval Office. It just, you know, it would just be total chaos. And so what the White House Correspondents Association tries to do, what the networks try to do, is put together a pool of reporters.

And Tim, you know how this works, but I'll explain it. So there's one representative for the TV networks every day. There are a couple of wire service reporters like the AP and Reuters. And then you have some print reporters from like the New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, that sort of thing. And that forms the pool. And they represent the larger White House press corps.

And Tim, you know how this works, but I'll explain it. So there's one representative for the TV networks every day. There are a couple of wire service reporters like the AP and Reuters. And then you have some print reporters from like the New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, that sort of thing. And that forms the pool. And they represent the larger White House press corps.

And Tim, you know how this works, but I'll explain it. So there's one representative for the TV networks every day. There are a couple of wire service reporters like the AP and Reuters. And then you have some print reporters from like the New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, that sort of thing. And that forms the pool. And they represent the larger White House press corps.

They're with the president when he's at an event, behind the scenes, talking to people. They're on Air Force One in case he comes back to the press cabin. They're in the Oval Office in case he makes some remarks. And because we can't put all those things out live at all times, the people in the pool put together a little note on their phone.

They're with the president when he's at an event, behind the scenes, talking to people. They're on Air Force One in case he comes back to the press cabin. They're in the Oval Office in case he makes some remarks. And because we can't put all those things out live at all times, the people in the pool put together a little note on their phone.

They're with the president when he's at an event, behind the scenes, talking to people. They're on Air Force One in case he comes back to the press cabin. They're in the Oval Office in case he makes some remarks. And because we can't put all those things out live at all times, the people in the pool put together a little note on their phone.

They send it out to the WHCA, which blasts it out to everybody in the press. That way, everybody has near instant information as to what is going on with the president pretty much at all times. And then at the end of the day, they'll put out a note that says, OK, the White House has told us we don't expect to do anything else today. You have a good night. That's a wrap for the day and so on.

They send it out to the WHCA, which blasts it out to everybody in the press. That way, everybody has near instant information as to what is going on with the president pretty much at all times. And then at the end of the day, they'll put out a note that says, OK, the White House has told us we don't expect to do anything else today. You have a good night. That's a wrap for the day and so on.

They send it out to the WHCA, which blasts it out to everybody in the press. That way, everybody has near instant information as to what is going on with the president pretty much at all times. And then at the end of the day, they'll put out a note that says, OK, the White House has told us we don't expect to do anything else today. You have a good night. That's a wrap for the day and so on.

And we've sort of relied on this system for years now, going back multiple presidents from both parties. And what Trump has tried to do just in recent days, and some of this goes back to when I was covering the White House first time around, they took away my press pass and I had to go get it back. This time around, it's sort of that approach, but on steroids.

And we've sort of relied on this system for years now, going back multiple presidents from both parties. And what Trump has tried to do just in recent days, and some of this goes back to when I was covering the White House first time around, they took away my press pass and I had to go get it back. This time around, it's sort of that approach, but on steroids.