Jim Acosta. I find no fault with his conduct at the press conference. He kept the tenor of his voice amenable. He simply expressed some things to leave them for President Trump to comment on. That is what a press conference is all about. I don't see that Acosta yanked the mike away when the White House aide tried to take it from him. She grabbed at it and he simply refused to yield it to her. Did he in any way strike at her? Not at all. When she reached in to grab the mike, their hands and arms did touch. That is not his fault, as he was not the one initiating the contact.
So, banning him from the White House press conferences? I think that not justified. Is this an intrusion of freedom of speech? Yes, to an extent, it is. It is restricting the press, in that it takes away his access to report. It is punishing him for what he said, thus punishing a person who was expressing free speech.
Acosta was contending that the migrant caravan coming up through Mexico does not constitute an invasion. Trump (in essence) said, That is your opinion, Mr. Acosta. Why don't you stick to running CNN and let me run the nation? Then, he said something like, Enough, enough, and seemed to be motioning for someone to cut Acosta off. And, that is when they tried to take the microphone away from him..
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