"The Los Angeles Times similarly reported that If Acosta refuses to accept the midnight shift, "he may exit the network, according to people familiar with his thinking.' " This man was made for MSNBC and/or "The View".
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"It was first reported in the Status newsletter last week that Acosta was pitched by CNN CEO Mark Thompson to move him from his one-hour slot at 10 a.m. ET to a two-hour slot beginning at midnight, a move that would "effectively exile Acosta to the Siberia of television news," as it was characterized.
"The report quickly sparked outrage among CNN's liberal fans, many saying such a move means the network is bending the knee to Trump. " . . .
Acosta first joined CNN in 2007, but his rise to stardom didn't occur until ten years later when he was assigned by his then-boss Jeff Zucker to be the network's resident reporter in the White House briefing room. He quickly became notorious for shouting questions at Trump's White House press secretaries and frequently going toe-to-toe with the president himself, developing a reputation for grandstanding and receiving a profile boost by Trump after being called "fake news."
He famously refused to give up the microphone in a 2018 press conference as he engaged in a contentious back-and-forth with Trump. The White House attempted to revoke Acosta's press pass following the dust-up, but his credentials were restored when CNN argued that it violated the First and Fifth Amendment rights of Acosta and the network.
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