DC: In a confrontation in front of the White House this afternoon, presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway called CNN’s Jim Acosta “a smartass,” adding that most others in the White House Press Corp don’t like him.
In the lead up to President Trump’s Oval Office address on the situation on the southern border, Conway was taking questions from reporters when Acosta asked, “Kellyanne, can you promise the president will tell the truth tonight? Will he tell the truth?”
Conway replied, “Yes, Jim. Can you promise that you will? The whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?”
Acosta responded with snark, saying, “I’m not the one who has the alternative facts problem like you do.”
Accusing the CNN White House correspondent of wanting his clip to go viral, Conway added, “This is why I am one of the only people around here who even gives you the time of day. And let me get back in your face, because you’re such a smart**s most of the time, and I know you want this to go viral. A lot of these people don’t like you,” motioning toward the assembled press. WATCH
Acosta is actually right here. CNN doesn’t have an alternative facts problem. You can’t have a problem with facts, alternative or not, if you never use any, and just make stuff up like HE does…
Wow. She is so quick on the draw.
…of course, Jim could just be jet-lagged and think he was at the previous Pelosi press conference, where she stated she REJECTS facts. THERE’S someone with an “alternative facts” problem if ever there WAS one…
CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING MARRIED TO HER?? YOU’D NEVER GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING!!
“INDIANAPOLIS — The Society of Professional Journalists … cautions journalists to avoid making themselves part of the stories they are reporting. Even in crises, journalists have a responsibility to their audiences to gather news objectively and to report facts.”
https://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=948
…guess Abilio Acosta missed that memo, since he ALWAYS makes it about HIM…
Gawd, she’s is so sexy! I can imagine her wear all leather and holding a whip.
Just stop talking to Acosta.
Acosta is a dumbass.
Calling him a smartass would be working from “alternative facts”, contrary to all observations.
I love Kellyanne. Too bad her husband is such a jerk.
Kellyanne & Sarah have more ‘balls’ than all of the Democrats combined.
I just love ’em both.
@ .45-70: More balls than most of the (r)s too – and ALL of the GOPe.