01-16-2018, 08:19 PM
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CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta accused White House press aides on Tuesday of trying to "drown out" his questions for President Trump by shouting when he tried to ask them.
In a video of a meeting between Trump and President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Acosta can be heard asking Trump questions while press aides are heard repeatedly saying, "thank you, Jim," and attempting to wrap up questions from the press.
Acosta in a series of tweets said it was a deliberate attempt to stop him from asking the president questions.
"As I attempted to ask questions in Roosevelt Room of Trump, WH press aides shouted in my face to drown out my questions," Acosta tweeted. "I have never encountered that before."
In another tweet, Acosta said the incident reminded him of "something I would see in a different country. ... Certainly not in the U.S."
CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta accused White House press aides on Tuesday of trying to "drown out" his questions for President Trump by shouting when he tried to ask them.
In a video of a meeting between Trump and President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Acosta can be heard asking Trump questions while press aides are heard repeatedly saying, "thank you, Jim," and attempting to wrap up questions from the press.
Acosta in a series of tweets said it was a deliberate attempt to stop him from asking the president questions.
"As I attempted to ask questions in Roosevelt Room of Trump, WH press aides shouted in my face to drown out my questions," Acosta tweeted. "I have never encountered that before."
In another tweet, Acosta said the incident reminded him of "something I would see in a different country. ... Certainly not in the U.S."