Acosta, WH Reporters Tussle with Huckabee Sanders Over Trump Calls to Investigate Journalists

Curtis Houck | October 5, 2017
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Along with the Las Vegas shooting and Puerto Rico, Thursday’s White House press briefing featured a litany of questions about morning tweets by President Trump requesting the Senate Intelligence Committee investigate journalists for their “Fake News.” Needless to say, CNN’s Jim Acosta led the way in showing his profession’s displeasure. 

“Sarah, why did the President tweet this morning that he'd like to see the Senate Intelligence Committee investigate news outlets and I guess this quest to go after fake news. Does he — does he value the First Amendment as much as he values the Second Amendment,” Acosta wondered to Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

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