Jim Acosta

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 so when the AP said, well, we're not going to call it the Gulf of America, we're going to call it the Gulf of Mexico because that's the damn name for the thing. He kicked them out of the press pool, which means no more Oval Office, no more Air Force One.

And so when the AP said, well, we're not going to call it the Gulf of America, we're going to call it the Gulf of Mexico because that's the damn name for the thing. He kicked them out of the press pool, which means no more Oval Office, no more Air Force One.

And so when the AP said, well, we're not going to call it the Gulf of America, we're going to call it the Gulf of Mexico because that's the damn name for the thing. He kicked them out of the press pool, which means no more Oval Office, no more Air Force One.

And now they've gone even further, Tim, as you know, and they've said, well, we're going to decide who is in the press pool, which is absolutely ridiculous to think that. And it's part of the reason why we saw the other day in the Oval Office when Zelensky was in there with Trump. You heard that moron ask the question, why aren't you wearing a suit to Zelensky? Brian Glenn.

And now they've gone even further, Tim, as you know, and they've said, well, we're going to decide who is in the press pool, which is absolutely ridiculous to think that. And it's part of the reason why we saw the other day in the Oval Office when Zelensky was in there with Trump. You heard that moron ask the question, why aren't you wearing a suit to Zelensky? Brian Glenn.

And now they've gone even further, Tim, as you know, and they've said, well, we're going to decide who is in the press pool, which is absolutely ridiculous to think that. And it's part of the reason why we saw the other day in the Oval Office when Zelensky was in there with Trump. You heard that moron ask the question, why aren't you wearing a suit to Zelensky? Brian Glenn.

Yeah, so you're going to end up with sycophants.

Yeah, so you're going to end up with sycophants.

Yeah, so you're going to end up with sycophants.

Which I hear is at the top of his resume. I think that's the thing that he's like, well, first of all, you know, I used to work at a Dairy Queen, but above that is... Who I date. But anyway, I'm succumbing to tomfoolery here, but... We do tomfoolery.

Which I hear is at the top of his resume. I think that's the thing that he's like, well, first of all, you know, I used to work at a Dairy Queen, but above that is... Who I date. But anyway, I'm succumbing to tomfoolery here, but... We do tomfoolery.

Which I hear is at the top of his resume. I think that's the thing that he's like, well, first of all, you know, I used to work at a Dairy Queen, but above that is... Who I date. But anyway, I'm succumbing to tomfoolery here, but... We do tomfoolery.

It's just a joke. I mean, that's how they do things in totalitarian countries, Tim. We can't have the leader of the free world doing this.

It's just a joke. I mean, that's how they do things in totalitarian countries, Tim. We can't have the leader of the free world doing this.

It's just a joke. I mean, that's how they do things in totalitarian countries, Tim. We can't have the leader of the free world doing this.

Yeah, there's no question. And, you know, there's just something wrong. And they said this during my press pass case. The Justice Department lawyer said this in court that the White House should be able to pick and choose who covers the president. And, you know, it's just silly. It's just not how we do things in this country. And the way I describe it to folks, and yes, you're absolutely right.

Yeah, there's no question. And, you know, there's just something wrong. And they said this during my press pass case. The Justice Department lawyer said this in court that the White House should be able to pick and choose who covers the president. And, you know, it's just silly. It's just not how we do things in this country. And the way I describe it to folks, and yes, you're absolutely right.

Yeah, there's no question. And, you know, there's just something wrong. And they said this during my press pass case. The Justice Department lawyer said this in court that the White House should be able to pick and choose who covers the president. And, you know, it's just silly. It's just not how we do things in this country. And the way I describe it to folks, and yes, you're absolutely right.

You know, folks may not care about who gets kicked in and who's left out and blah, blah, blah. you know, why don't you be big boys and girls and just deal with it? The problem is, is that, okay, Trump gets away with it. Now the governor of Missouri wants to do it. Now the mayor of Los Angeles wants to do it.