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White House suspends credentials for CNN's Jim Acosta White House suspends credentials for CNN's Jim Acosta
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The White House has suspended the credentials of a CNN journalist hours after a testy exchange with US President Donald Trump. The White House has suspended the credentials of a CNN's chief White House correspondent hours after a testy exchange with US President Donald Trump.
Press secretary Sarah Sanders says a reporter's access was removed because he put "his hands on a young woman". A White House staffer tried to grab the microphone from CNN's Jim Acosta at the press conference on Wednesday.
Mr Acosta, chief White House correspondent for CNN, was called a "rude, terrible person" by Mr Trump at a press conference on Wednesday. But press secretary Sarah Sanders said access was removed because the reporter put "his hands on a young woman".
A staff member tried to take his microphone during the exchange. Mr Acosta called Ms Sanders claim "a lie".
However, Mr Acosta refused to give it up as he attempted to ask the president a further question. The CNN journalist was called a "rude, terrible person" by Mr Trump at the press conference on Wednesday.
It was during this exchange with the president that a staff member tried to take Mr Acosta's microphone away, while he attempted to ask Mr Trump a second question.
Video of the incident quickly appeared online.Video of the incident quickly appeared online.
What did the White House say?What did the White House say?
Ms Sanders, in a statement posted in a Twitter thread, said the White House would "never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job".Ms Sanders, in a statement posted in a Twitter thread, said the White House would "never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job".
"The fact that CNN is proud of the way their employee behaved is not only disgusting, it's an example of their outrageous disregard for everyone, including young women, who work in this Administration," she said."The fact that CNN is proud of the way their employee behaved is not only disgusting, it's an example of their outrageous disregard for everyone, including young women, who work in this Administration," she said.
"As a result of today's incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until further notice.""As a result of today's incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until further notice."
Mr Acosta called Ms Sanders' assertion that he placed his hands on the woman "a lie". The press secretary later shared a zoomed in clip of the incident, saying they "will not tolerate the inappropriate behaviour clearly documented in this video".
He also posted a tweet saying he was stopped by the Secret Service from entering White House grounds. Mr Acosta posted a tweet saying he was stopped by the Secret Service from entering White House grounds.
What happened at the earlier press conference? What happened at the press conference?
President Trump insulted Mr Acosta after the reporter challenged his recent assertions about a migrant caravan heading to the US from Central America.President Trump insulted Mr Acosta after the reporter challenged his recent assertions about a migrant caravan heading to the US from Central America.
It was during this exchange the female staff member attempted to take the microphone from Mr Acosta. A female staff member then attempted to take the microphone from Mr Acosta.
"That's enough, that's enough," the president said, before telling Mr Acosta to sit down and to put down his microphone. "That's enough, that's enough," the president said to Mr Acosta, before telling him to sit down and to put down his microphone.
"CNN should be ashamed of themselves, having you work for them," he said. "The way you treat Sarah Huckabee [Sanders] is horrible.""CNN should be ashamed of themselves, having you work for them," he said. "The way you treat Sarah Huckabee [Sanders] is horrible."
What was the reaction?
Journalists decried the move to revoke Mr Acosta's access.
The White House Correspondents' Association - a group that represents the press corps at the presidential residence - called the decision "out of line" and "unacceptable".
"We urge the White House to immediately reverse this weak and misguided action."