Jim Acosta

People often ask me if the highlight of my career at CNN was at the White House covering Donald Trump. Actually, no. That moment came here when I covered former President Barack Obama's trip to Cuba in 2016 and had the chance to question the dictator there, Raul Castro, about the island's political prisoners. As the son of a Cuban refugee, I took home this lesson.

It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant. 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. 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. Even if you have to get out your phone, record that message.

It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant. 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. 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. Even if you have to get out your phone, record that message.

I will not give in to the lies. I will not give in to the fear. Post it on your social media. Right. So people can hear from you, too. Fantastic.

I will not give in to the lies. I will not give in to the fear. Post it on your social media. Right. So people can hear from you, too. Fantastic.

That's the word. Hey, guys. It's Jim. And let me just say this. I've had quite the day. But as you could see earlier today, this was my last day at CNN. And I did want to jump on Substack Live here for a moment and say welcome to my new venture. I'm going independent, at least for now. This is just the beginning. But I wanted to invite you to join me here on this platform.

That's the word. Hey, guys. It's Jim. And let me just say this. I've had quite the day. But as you could see earlier today, this was my last day at CNN. And I did want to jump on Substack Live here for a moment and say welcome to my new venture. I'm going independent, at least for now. This is just the beginning. But I wanted to invite you to join me here on this platform.

Your campaign had an ad showing migrants climbing over walls and so on. Well, that's true. But they weren't actors.

Your campaign had an ad showing migrants climbing over walls and so on. Well, that's true. But they weren't actors.

There are hundreds of miles away, though. There are hundreds and hundreds of miles away.

There are hundreds of miles away, though. There are hundreds and hundreds of miles away.

If I may ask one other question. Are you worried? That's enough.

If I may ask one other question. Are you worried? That's enough.

Pardon me, ma'am. Excuse me. That's enough. Mr. President, I had one other question I may ask on the Russia investigation. Are you concerned that you may have indictments? I'm not concerned about anything with the Russian investigation because it's a hoax. That's enough. Put down the mic. Mr. President, are you worried about indictments coming down in this investigation?

Pardon me, ma'am. Excuse me. That's enough. Mr. President, I had one other question I may ask on the Russia investigation. Are you concerned that you may have indictments? I'm not concerned about anything with the Russian investigation because it's a hoax. That's enough. Put down the mic. Mr. President, are you worried about indictments coming down in this investigation?

Watch, watch, watch, watch. I think that's unfair.

Watch, watch, watch, watch. I think that's unfair.

Here it is. There's never a good time to bow down to a tyrant. I've 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 going doing all of that in the future. 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. Even if you have to get out your phone, record that message.

Here it is. There's never a good time to bow down to a tyrant. I've 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 going doing all of that in the future. 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. Even if you have to get out your phone, record that message.

Here it is. There's never a good time to bow down to a tyrant. I've 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 going doing all of that in the future. 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. Even if you have to get out your phone, record that message.