Yes, Barack Obama had his clashes with the press. I witnessed those first-hand covering the second term of his administration. But we did not have Barack Obama on almost a weekly basis referring to the press as the enemy of… — Jim Acosta Copy Share Image
I don't believe reporters are supposed to be the story. That's how I was trained. — Jim Acosta Copy Share Image
My job as a reporter, my job as a senior White House correspondent for CNN, is to report the news, but also to highlight and put a microscope on episodes of presidential hypocrisy. And you know, if Donald Trump was going to come after us out on the campaign trail, and as president of the United States through his tweets,… — Jim Acosta Copy Share
As reporters, we not only deliver the news of the day. We must also defend the truth. And just because we are pro-truth doesn't mean we are anti-Trump. — Jim Acosta Copy Share
I was raised in this business not to make myself part of the story. I have never wanted to be part of the story. — Jim Acosta Copy Share Image
I think America is changing. I think we are becoming a country that is not as welcoming to immigrants anymore. You have a president Donald Trump just last week who was retweeting anti-Muslim videos. That causes great harm to the Muslim-American community in this country who are law-abiding, faithful, yet patriotic people in this country. And it's sad that they… — Jim Acosta Copy Share
I don't believe that there are two sides to a story when it's a matter of right versus wrong. It just doesn't work that… — Jim Acosta Copy Share Image
I have never witnessed a concerted effort by any news organization to take a stand one way or the other on a political issue,… — Jim Acosta Copy Share Image
Neutrality for the sake of neutrality doesn't really serve us in the age of Trump. — Jim Acosta Copy Share Image
I wish at times that the press had been a bit more in solidarity with one another. — Jim Acosta Copy Share Image
