Democratic rep: Trump 'deliberately set up Jim Acosta' with 'staged' incident

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Rep. Gerry Connelly (D-Va.) declared Thursday that CNN's Jim Acosta was "deliberately set up" by President Trump in a "staged" event involving an intern on Wednesday that led to the CNN correspondent getting his press pass suspended by the White House.

Connelly's comments were made to TMZ outside of Congress on Thursday.

"Do you think he’s going to have a better relationship with all these reporters?" Connelly was asked.

"I would not argue that he’s going to have a better relationship with the reporters, given the fact he pulled Jim Acosta’s White House press credentials yesterday in kind of a staged setup," Connelly replied. "It was kind of a disgusting scene. So I think it raises very worrying questions about any respect at all he has for the free press and the role of the free press in a democratic society."

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/415758-democratic-rep-trump-deliberately-set-up-jim-acosta-with-staged-incident

[dewsgirl]

1. Is the paparazzi staking out members of Congress now?

[kentuck]

2. I think it was probably a set-up...

It looked too much like reality TV...

[tanyev]

3. I do too. Ticked off after the election, decided to make himself feel a little better

by cooking up a reason to go off on the CNN reporter. Now all he needs is another rally so he can have an audience to listen to him brag about it.

[gratuitous]

4. Prediction . . .

Connelly's statement will now be subject to fly-specking scrutiny, found to be insufficiently substantiated for the taste of the Very Serious People, and Trump will once again be declared the winner of the controversy. Jim Acosta will no longer be in the White House press pool. His replacement will be notable for cringing obsequity.