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Rep. Gerry Connelly (D-Va.) declared Thursday that CNN's Jim Acosta was "deliberately set up" by President Trump in a "staged" event involving an intern on Wednesday that led to the CNN correspondent getting his press pass suspended by the White House.
Connelly's comments were made to TMZ outside of Congress on Thursday.
"Do you think he’s going to have a better relationship with all these reporters?" Connelly was asked.
"I would not argue that he’s going to have a better relationship with the reporters, given the fact he pulled Jim Acosta’s White House press credentials yesterday in kind of a staged setup," Connelly replied. "It was kind of a disgusting scene. So I think it raises very worrying questions about any respect at all he has for the free press and the role of the free press in a democratic society."
Democratic rep: Trump 'deliberately set up Jim Acosta' with 'staged' incident
Rep. Gerry Connelly (D-Va.) declared Thursday that CNN's Jim Acosta was "deliberately set up" by President Trump in a "staged" event involving an intern on Wednesday that led to the CNN correspondent getting his press pass suspended by the White House.
Connelly's comments were made to TMZ outside of Congress on Thursday.
"Do you think he’s going to have a better relationship with all these reporters?" Connelly was asked.
"I would not argue that he’s going to have a better relationship with the reporters, given the fact he pulled Jim Acosta’s White House press credentials yesterday in kind of a staged setup," Connelly replied. "It was kind of a disgusting scene. So I think it raises very worrying questions about any respect at all he has for the free press and the role of the free press in a democratic society."
Democratic rep: Trump 'deliberately set up Jim Acosta' with 'staged' incident