Acosta: Trump’s Fans Absorbed Trump’s Hostility to the Media and It Endangered Our Lives

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Jim everyone ░░░░░░░░ the day that your ░░░░░░░░ pass was revoked the ░░░░░░░░ battle that ensued That ░░░░░░░░ the most visible of ░░░░░░░░ series of confrontations and ░░░░░░░░ offs between the press ░░░░░░░░ the press shop Whatever ░░░░░░░░ wanted trickled down And ░░░░░░░░ tried to revoke Brian ░░░░░░░░ s press pass There ░░░░░░░░ another court battle Every ░░░░░░░░ these things happened Trump ░░░░░░░░ And yet was there ░░░░░░░░ a chilling effect Do ░░░░░░░░ think it still did ░░░░░░░░ Oh certainly it did ░░░░░░░░ No question about it ░░░░░░░░ thing that I warned ░░░░░░░░ the entire time we ░░░░░░░░ covering Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ the conservatives out there ░░░░░░░░ him on as he ░░░░░░░░ revoking press passes and ░░░░░░░░ people out of events ░░░░░░░░ what happened with Katelyn ░░░░░░░░ so on listen a ░░░░░░░░ president could come in ░░░░░░░░ democratic administration could come ░░░░░░░░ and do the very ░░░░░░░░ thing to members of ░░░░░░░░ press that they care ░░░░░░░░ And so to me ░░░░░░░░ s just sort of ░░░░░░░░ arms race that we ░░░░░░░░ t need in covering ░░░░░░░░ politics Donald Trump did ░░░░░░░░ just do this all ░░░░░░░░ his own and the ░░░░░░░░ he lashed out at ░░░░░░░░ press and went after ░░░░░░░░ press There were taxpayer ░░░░░░░░ employees of the federal ░░░░░░░░ paid for with your ░░░░░░░░ dollars who are out ░░░░░░░░ retaliating against reporters too ░░░░░░░░ keep in mind you ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ was going on inside ░░░░░░░░ White House The president ░░░░░░░░ his people There were ░░░░░░░░ supporters all over the ░░░░░░░░ absorbing this hostility that ░░░░░░░░ president was directing at ░░░░░░░░ press and lashing out ░░░░░░░░ us as well And ░░░░░░░░ ways that made us ░░░░░░░░ endangered I am not ░░░░░░░░ only reporter who covered ░░░░░░░░ White House who has ░░░░░░░░ death threats There have ░░░░░░░░ a number of us ░░░░░░░░ experienced death threats We ░░░░░░░░ t be at a ░░░░░░░░ in this country where ░░░░░░░░ reporters need bodyguards to ░░░░░░░░ political campaigns and so ░░░░░░░░ It s more than ░░░░░░░░ pulling a press pass ░░░░░░░░ yelling at a reporter ░░░░░░░░ a press conference or ░░░░░░░░ somebody names like we ░░░░░░░░ President Trump do with ░░░░░░░░ from time to time ░░░░░░░░ is a pervasive hostility ░░░░░░░░ the president anti democratic ░░░░░░░░ towards the press that ░░░░░░░░ hope we never see ░░░░░░░░ like of ever again ░░░░░░░░ is so damaging and ░░░░░░░░ for aur democracy Multiple ░░░░░░░░ were shoved and assaulted ░░░░░░░░ various Trump rallies and ░░░░░░░░ Jeremy you know better ░░░░░░░░ I a lot of ░░░░░░░░ voters wanted this They ░░░░░░░░ to see Jim Acosta ░░░░░░░░ the lawn with you ░░░░░░░░ as a hate object ░░░░░░░░ that s something we ░░░░░░░░ to square We have ░░░░░░░░ square that circle as ░░░░░░░░ country Yeah there is ░░░░░░░░ a blood sport aspect ░░░░░░░░ it that the president ░░░░░░░░ supporters bought into and ░░░░░░░░ in seeing We saw ░░░░░░░░ at the rallies Every ░░░░░░░░ any of us attended ░░░░░░░░ of the rallies there ░░░░░░░░ always that part during ░░░░░░░░ rally where the president ░░░░░░░░ out the press in ░░░░░░░░ back and directs everybody ░░░░░░░░ roundly begin booing and ░░░░░░░░ towards the press That ░░░░░░░░ become you know a ░░░░░░░░ part of the run ░░░░░░░░ show of a Donald ░░░░░░░░ rally And I guess ░░░░░░░░ difference is you know ░░░░░░░░ saw that during the ░░░░░░░░ campaign It s just ░░░░░░░░ different once it becomes ░░░░░░░░ to the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States And I ░░░░░░░░ most not about what ░░░░░░░░ says to us and ░░░░░░░░ impact that it has ░░░░░░░░ us as White House ░░░░░░░░ about you the message ░░░░░░░░ sends to the world ░░░░░░░░ to our colleagues who ░░░░░░░░ reporting abroad in far ░░░░░░░░ dangerous situations and the ░░░░░░░░ that it sends to ░░░░░░░░ around the world who ░░░░░░░░ have seen employ the ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric of the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States fake ░░░░░░░░ enemy of the people ░░░░░░░░ of those kinds of ░░░░░░░░ are words that dictators ░░░░░░░░ tyrants around the world ░░░░░░░░ now using to try ░░░░░░░░ discredit good journalism shedding ░░░░░░░░ light on things happening ░░░░░░░░ those countries That is ░░░░░░░░ most disheartening part of ░░░░░░░░ president s attack We ░░░░░░░░ talking about words turning ░░░░░░░░ actions.