Jim Acosta Claims Sean Spicer Threatened to Throw Him out of Trump’s Presser

BLITZER Jim I know ░░░░░░░░ very assertively tried to ░░░░░░░░ a question in He ░░░░░░░░ at you and said ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ your question He said ░░░░░░░░ news Tell us what ░░░░░░░░ was like for you ░░░░░░░░ you saw what was ░░░░░░░░ on ACOSTA Well Wolf ░░░░░░░░ the beginning of that ░░░░░░░░ conference Donald Trump indicated ░░░░░░░░ he was not going ░░░░░░░░ call on me or ░░░░░░░░ on CNN He sort ░░░░░░░░ pointed at me at ░░░░░░░░ point and then waved ░░░░░░░░ hand as if You ░░░░░░░░ not going to get ░░░░░░░░ question Then as the ░░░░░░░░ conference went on as ░░░░░░░░ heard he was attacking ░░░░░░░░ news organization repeatedly and ░░░░░░░░ felt it was only ░░░░░░░░ that if our news ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ that we get a ░░░░░░░░ to ask a follow ░░░░░░░░ question about what Donald ░░░░░░░░ was talking about and ░░░░░░░░ my colleague Cecilia Vega ░░░░░░░░ at ABC did ask ░░░░░░░░ question that I was ░░░░░░░░ to ask which is ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump have any ░░░░░░░░ who were in contact ░░░░░░░░ the Russians in the ░░░░░░░░ of this campaign She ░░░░░░░░ did not get an ░░░░░░░░ on that question I ░░░░░░░░ t know if you ░░░░░░░░ that at the podium ░░░░░░░░ as he was going ░░░░░░░░ the elevators we all ░░░░░░░░ asking him again to ░░░░░░░░ that question and he ░░░░░░░░ no that nobody associated ░░░░░░░░ him or his campaign ░░░░░░░░ in contact with the ░░░░░░░░ during the context of ░░░░░░░░ campaign So I do ░░░░░░░░ to pass on that ░░░░░░░░ bit of news along ░░░░░░░░ he did not answer ░░░░░░░░ question formally during that ░░░░░░░░ conference I should also ░░░░░░░░ you that at one ░░░░░░░░ during this news conference ░░░░░░░░ in the interest of ░░░░░░░░ disclosure and so everybody ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ what was happening in ░░░░░░░░ room after I asked ░░░░░░░░ I guess demanded that ░░░░░░░░ have a question Sean ░░░░░░░░ the incoming press secretary ░░░░░░░░ say to me that ░░░░░░░░ I were to do ░░░░░░░░ again I was going ░░░░░░░░ be thrown out of ░░░░░░░░ press conference Of course ░░░░░░░░ I had to persist ░░░░░░░░ and try to get ░░░░░░░░ question asked but in ░░░░░░░░ end the question was ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ were asked during this ░░░░░░░░ conference Donald Trump did ░░░░░░░░ some answers As you ░░░░░░░░ Wolf he is taking ░░░░░░░░ position that this report ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community warned ░░░░░░░░ that the Russians might ░░░░░░░░ compromising information on him ░░░░░░░░ is describing that as ░░░░░░░░ news and he is ░░░░░░░░ to that position But ░░░░░░░░ the same time Wolf ░░░░░░░░ of you know the ░░░░░░░░ to go back and ░░░░░░░░ with Donald Trump on ░░░░░░░░ key questions a lot ░░░░░░░░ policy questions did not ░░░░░░░░ asked Some policy questions ░░░░░░░░ About ObamaCare It was ░░░░░░░░ to hear President elect ░░░░░░░░ that he is going ░░░░░░░░ have some kind of ░░░░░░░░ package ready to go ░░░░░░░░ fairly short order after ░░░░░░░░ repeal bill You talked ░░░░░░░░ Republicans up on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ though that is not ░░░░░░░░ they re saying As ░░░░░░░░ always the case with ░░░░░░░░ Trump news conferences questions ░░░░░░░░ asked but more questions ░░░░░░░░ Wolf.”