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CNN’s Jim Acosta mocked for accidentally proving that border walls work

  

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Via:  jasper2529  •  5 years ago  •  10 comments

CNN’s Jim Acosta mocked for accidentally proving that border walls work
“Here are some of the steel slats that the president’s been talking about,” Acosta said while reporting from the southern border. “But as we’re walking along here, we’re not seeing any kind of imminent danger.”

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi might want to confiscate someone’s selfie stick.

CNN’s   Jim Acosta   was mocked across social media on Thursday for posting a video that was meant to downplay President Trump's claims of a border crisis -- but ended up supporting his argument that border barriers improve security.

“Here are some of the steel slats that the president’s been talking about,” Acosta said while reporting from the southern border. “But as we’re walking along here, we’re not seeing any kind of imminent danger.”

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The CNN reporter added, “There are no migrants trying to rush toward this fence.”

Acosta then declared there was “no sign of the national emergency that the president has been talking about” and it was “tranquil” near him. He captioned the video, “I found some steel slats down on the border. But I don’t see anything resembling a national emergency situation.. at least not in the McAllen TX area of the border where Trump will be today.”

CNN’s chief White House correspondent – who seemingly uploaded the video from a local Burger King – is in Texas awaiting Trump’s border visit. While Acosta often clashes with the president and his aides, pundits suggested he did the president a favor this time.

Media watchdogs were quick to point out that the CNN reporter’s video helps prove Trump’s point that a wall or barrier along the Southern border could help prevent illegal border crossings.

“Jim Acosta just posted one of the biggest self owns ever,” social media strategist Caleb Hull responded. ‘He's walking along the border where there's a wall in place talking about how there's nothing that ‘resembles a national emergency situation’ and ‘there's no migrants trying to rush.’ That's because there's a wall, Jim.”

Others swiping at Acosta included one of his former CNN colleagues Peter Hamby.





@PeterHamby





I am *shocked* that a glib video, customized for re-tweets and filmed in broad daylight along one of the more secure parts of the RGV by a reporter who parachuted in for the day, did not reveal anything dramatic.




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Jasper2529
Professor Quiet
1  seeder  Jasper2529    5 years ago
Stephen Miller
@redsteeze
Er, you found a place where there is a barrier and all is quiet? Jim, do you know what point you're actually making here?
 
 
 
Jasper2529
Professor Quiet
2  seeder  Jasper2529    5 years ago
Brad Parscale
@parscale
I would like to thank @ Acosta for pointing out how peaceful, safe and secure it is at a part of the border that HAS a wall. # RealNews # BuildTheWall
 
 
 
Jasper2529
Professor Quiet
3  seeder  Jasper2529    5 years ago
Caleb Hull
@CalebJHull
Jim Acosta just posted one of the biggest self owns ever.
He's walking along the border where there's a wall in place talking about how there's nothing that "resembles a national emergency situation" and "there's no migrants trying to rush."

That's because there's a wall, Jim.
 
 
 
Jasper2529
Professor Quiet
4  seeder  Jasper2529    5 years ago
Harry Khachatrian
@Harry1T6
One day we’ll look back and remember that time Jim Acosta tried proving that the American border doesn’t need a wall by showing how safe the part of the American border that already has a wall is
 
 
 
Jasper2529
Professor Quiet
5  seeder  Jasper2529    5 years ago
Ben Shapiro
@benshapiro
It's almost as though having steel slats might help prevent illegal immigration where you're filming, dolt.
 
 
 
Sunshine
Professor Quiet
6  Sunshine    5 years ago

He is a self-serving dolt.

 
 
 
Nowhere Man
Junior Participates
6.1  Nowhere Man  replied to  Sunshine @6    5 years ago
He is a self-serving dolt.

Brainless to boot....

 
 
 
Sunshine
Professor Quiet
6.1.1  Sunshine  replied to  Nowhere Man @6.1    5 years ago

Only the brightest work for CNN.

 
 

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