CNNS JIM ACOSTA ‘GETTING HOSED’ AS NETWORKS EMPLIGRATIONS MOVE ANTI-TRUPP-anchor to midnights, sources say

One of the Legacy Media’s #Presistance Breakout stars of President Donald Trump’s first period in office may disappear at night as his second period is now officially underway.

Jim Acosta became a household name as CNN’s head of the White House for his antagonistic relationship with Trump and his press secretaries. After the 2020 election, Acosta’s status at CNN was raised to Anchor, first on the weekends, but eventually he moved to weekday programming.

While CNN’s former leadership slipped over Acosta’s constant sparring matches with the first Trump administration, the network’s current leadership seems to try to tone the drama.

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CNN star Jim Acosta was asked by his boss to move to midnight, some critics say it would lower his presence on the air during the second Trump presidency.

CNN star Jim Acosta was asked by his boss to move to midnight, some critics say it would lower his presence on the air during the second Trump presidency. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

It became first to Siberia in TV news, “as it was characterized.

The report quickly triggered indignation among CNN’s liberal fans, many say that such a movement means the network bends the knee to Trump.

An employee believes that Acosta is “being snake” by the network.

“Acosta is a talented TV company that could handle any slot on the network,” a CNN employee told Fox News Digital. “Midnight things are shocking (but) that’s what it is.”

While the talk has been described as “gossip” in CNNs times, the employee is “confident” that the prospect of moving Acosta to midnight lot is real and suggested that it is Acosta’s only path forward on the network.

“He could have a real castle, but the choice is not to give him one,” the employee added.

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Los Angeles Times Similarly reported that if Acosta refuses to accept the midnight shift, “can he leave the network, according to people who are familiar with his thinking.”

The Times also reported that taking the midnight shift could move Acosta out of CNN’s DC headquarters and into the network’s bureau in Los Angeles, although the move would not be a requirement as his family is anchored in Washington. The 12-2 am one-time track would overlap with primetime programming on the west coast, which was sent from 1 p.m. 21-11. Pt.

A spokesperson for CNN said there are ongoing discussions.

“We are in active discussions with Jim about a new time lot and want more information to share soon,” a CNN spokesman told Fox News Digital.

CNN's Jim Acosta famously refused to give up the microphone while peppering President Donald Trump with questions during a press conference in 2018.

CNN’s Jim Acosta famously refused to give up the microphone while peppering President Donald Trump with questions during a press conference in 2018. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

Another CNN insider told Fox News Digital that leaders were “in addition to apoplectic” that news of Acosta’s one-on-one conversation with Thompson was leaked, leaving the network flat foot of the indignation generated online.

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Acosta first joined CNN in 2007, but his increase in star status only occurred 10 years later when he was awarded by his then Boss Jeff Zucker to be the network’s resident reporter in the White House Briefing Room. He quickly became notorious for shouting questions at Trump’s press secretaries in the White House and often went toe to toe with the president himself, developed a reputation for magnificent and reception of a profile increase of Trump after being called “fake news.”

Acosta famously refused to give up the microphone at a press conference in 2018 when he engaged in a contentious back and forth with Trump. The White House tried to revoke Acosta’s Press Pass after start -up, but his credentials were restored when CNN claimed it violated the first and fifth change rights of Acosta and the network.

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CNN’s Jim Acosta became a regular fixture on the late evening cycle during the first Trump administration, a rarity for a Reporter in the White House in previous Presidencies. (Randy Holmes via Getty Images)

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Acosta’s conflicting relationship with the first Trump administration seemed to be lucrative when he landed a book deal himself and became a frequent guest on liberal shows in the evening, which additional fuel for the star power that landed him an anchor chair under the Biden Presidency.

But with another boss at the helm, it must be seen whether Acosta’s stature as CNN’s #CESSISTANCE figure will continue in the other Trump administration or whether he will have to go somewhere else to resume his war war with the president.