Jim Acosta was a beacon of light at CNN for 18 years.
Today, this fine journalist exited the network after they demoted him and offered him a midnight spot. Acosta said No thanks. He will run a Substack for the time being. But I’ll bet he has a great broadcast job soon.
CNN, it’s felt, bowed to pressure from the Trump administration to muzzle their attack dog. We live in a vicious time since Trump has taken over the White House again. Tonight, I watched police cars descend, lights blazing, on a car that had dark colored people in it. The cops pulled it over, got everyone out, demanded IDs. They were ready to pounce. Fortunately, all the passengers and the driver had their paperwork. I wonder if CNN will ever report the Nazi tactics being used now on minorities.
Acosta insists that the powerful people answer for the damage they’re doing to all of us. I look forward to seeing him soon, and reading him now.
To paraphrase James Earl Jones, THIS is not CNN.
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope. pic.twitter.com/sGhSWSyPMz
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 28, 2025
