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Acosta trump jr twitter feud12/5/2023 Oddly, the one thing we don’t seem to agree about is the issue of the media. It was a lovely surprise to learn that every one of my very good friends is a liberal, passionately so-a surprise, as we didn’t generally discuss politics much when we were 14. Social media has allowed me to renew friendships made back in Jr High, and we’ve fallen back in lock step as if we were together yesterday instead of decades ago. Even if you are an objective middle of the road person, or right-leaning and can't stand this guy, just the pure fantasy that comes from this book will have you in stitches!!! Honestly, I might go back and give this 2 or 3 star because it really was funny, and I'm not joking. Only the most radical left wing obtuse sycophants would like this book. I thought it was just me but even NPR (a left leaning media source) grilled him harder than I am doing now. I think in one chapter he refers to himself as "the real hero" in the book and that I literally laughed out-loud !! If there were a demonstration, manual, or case study of why a journalist should have their press pass taken away - this is it! Acosta shows that he has an agenda about 2 chapters in and is not a journalist, but an activist. Most other reporters know the different between "opportunity" and "right" but Acosta makes it clear, he does not know the difference and makes sure you believe it as well throughout the book. He never lets a chance go by to remind you of his entitlement, and what he deserves, that no other reporter is entitled to. Ive never heard of such a self proclaimed hero, narcissistic individual than Acosta (He makes Trump seem modest!) He makes sure to try and tell his side of a story, that's been caught on tape and occasionally tells bald faced lies. 85 in Audible made it much easier to follow. That was my only complaint about the book, but slowing the speed to. This was not unexpected, since he's used to saying as much as possible in a short time on TV. Jim has a nice voice, but I felt the narration was rushed. These are scary times to be a journalist. Then, during his rallies, Trump invites violence against the media. Trump himself has a push-pull relationship with mainstream media, because although he says he hates them, he can't live without seeing his name out there. (Many times I felt myself saying, "oh yeah, I remember that" and then hearing the answers to things that were puzzling at the time.) Major takeaway: the White House press corps are under immense pressure during this administration. Jim's storytelling flows nicely, and the book is full of anecdotes, many you will recognize from having seen them play out on TV. If you wonder what it's like to be a journalist in the Trump mediasphere, listen to this book. What it's like to be a reporter in the Trump era Acosta is tenacious and unyielding in his public battle to preserve the First Amendment and #RealNews. After spending hundreds of hours with the revolving door of White House personnel, Acosta paints portraits of the personalities of Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Stephen Miller, Steve Bannon, Sean Spicer, Hope Hicks, Jared Kushner, and more. Acosta goes head-to-head with the White House, even after Trump supporters have threatened his life with words as well as physical violence.įrom the hazy denials and accusations meant to discredit the Mueller investigation, to the president’s scurrilous tweets, Jim Acosta is in the eye of the storm while reporting live to millions of people across the world. Trump’s most hated network, CNN, Acosta offers a never-before-reported account of what it’s like to be the President’s most hated correspondent. When the leader of the free world incites hate and violence, Acosta doesn’t back down, and he urges his fellow citizens to do the same.Īt Mr. Trump announced his candidacy in 2015, he has attacked the media, calling journalists “the enemy of the people”.Īcosta presents a damning examination of bureaucratic dysfunction, deception, and the unprecedented threat the rhetoric Mr. Trump’s campaign against what he calls “Fake News”, CNN Chief White House Correspondent, Jim Acosta, is public enemy number one. From CNN’s veteran Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, an explosive, first-hand account of the dangers he faces reporting on the current White House while fighting on the front lines in President Trump’s war on truth.
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