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Jim Acosta: Trump Has ‘Cracked the Code’ to ‘Hurt the Press’ (clip)
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Mediaite

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Don Lemon

Name: Don Lemon

Employment: CNN

Position: News Anchor

, Jim Acosta

Name: Jim Acosta

Employment: CNN

Position: Correspondent

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04/25/2025 09:51 am
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LEMON Corporations don t ░░░░░░░░ their business in Washington ░░░░░░░░ with or blocked right ░░░░░░░░ are mergers there are ░░░░░░░░ and all of those ░░░░░░░░ are consolidations and you ░░░░░░░░ whatever takeover of companies ░░░░░░░░ don t want that ░░░░░░░░ so they are cozying ░░░░░░░░ to Donald Trump They ░░░░░░░░ bending the knee And ░░░░░░░░ CBS may have to ░░░░░░░░ with Donald Trump if ░░░░░░░░ want this Paramount merger ░░░░░░░░ go through because Donald ░░░░░░░░ is suing them for ░░░░░░░░ lot of money And ░░░░░░░░ is not this for ░░░░░░░░ you know for the ░░░░░░░░ of speech crowd that ░░░░░░░░ just total hypocrisy ACOSTA ░░░░░░░░ seems to me Trump ░░░░░░░░ figured out how he ░░░░░░░░ figured out how to ░░░░░░░░ the code of how ░░░░░░░░ hurt the press how ░░░░░░░░ hit the media where ░░░░░░░░ hurts And in part ░░░░░░░░ these companies should never ░░░░░░░░ been allowed to take ░░░░░░░░ these news organizations to ░░░░░░░░ with and have the ░░░░░░░░ of Sway and influence ░░░░░░░░ these news organizations that ░░░░░░░░ ve had over the ░░░░░░░░ what 20 or 30 ░░░░░░░░ that Don you and ░░░░░░░░ have been in this ░░░░░░░░ We ve seen newsrooms ░░░░░░░░ smaller we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ get shut down we ░░░░░░░░ see talented journalists photographers ░░░░░░░░ writers and so on ░░░░░░░░ laid off all in ░░░░░░░░ name of corporate downsizing ░░░░░░░░ saving a little money ░░░░░░░░ and investor confidence over ░░░░░░░░ and shareholders value blah ░░░░░░░░ blah And it just ░░░░░░░░ gotten journalists further and ░░░░░░░░ away from being able ░░░░░░░░ do their damn jobs ░░░░░░░░ Yeah ACOSTA And it ░░░░░░░░ now affected 60 Minutes ░░░░░░░░ It s 60 Minutes ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ you know news magazines ░░░░░░░░ not it is the ░░░░░░░░ trusted news magazine program ░░░░░░░░ believe on the air ░░░░░░░░ anywhere in in the ░░░░░░░░ And right 60 Minutes ░░░░░░░░ 60 Minutes overseas Isn ░░░░░░░░ there a British version ░░░░░░░░ 60 Minutes ACOSTA There ░░░░░░░░ an Australian version of ░░░░░░░░ Minutes.”

LEMON: “Yeah.”
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