Jim Acosta
Abilio James Acosta is an American broadcast journalist. From 2007 to 2025, he worked for CNN. He served as CNN's chief White House correspondent during the Obama and first Trump administrations, in which he gained national attention for his clashes with President Donald Trump at press briefings. In January 2021, Acosta was appointed CNN's anchor and chief domestic correspondent. On January 28, 2025, Acosta made his final broadcast on CNN after rejecting a different time slot for his CNN Newsroom show.
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Jul 10, 2026
Far Left
Acosta, an independent reporter, echoed Ali's warning about Republicans hiding Trump's deterioration.
Far left trusts Acosta as a media critic who consistently calls out Trump's authoritarianism and GOP hypocrisy.
Jul 6, 2026
Far Left
Mocked Trump's state fair as a 'day-old hotdog' and criticized its lackluster turnout on CNN.
Acosta is appreciated as a rare mainstream media figure willing to ridicule Trump, but the far left sees his insults as style over substance and part of the cable news spectacle.
Jun 15, 2026
Far Right
Acosta live-streamed for hours to see Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center and compared it to the Berlin Wall.
Widely mocked as a buffoonish example of media hysteria; his comparison was seen as absurd and self-aggrandizing.