Sarah Sanders slammed for sharing 'doctored' footage of CNN reporter Jim Acosta's confrontation with White House intern
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is facing heavy criticism for sharing doctored footage of CNN reporter Jim Acosta's confrontation with an intern that the Trump administration used as an excuse to revoke his press pass access.
The incident in question came after Acosta had a heated argument with President Donald Trump when the intern attempted to take away the microphone from the reporter's hands. In the C-Span footage of the incident, Acosta can be seen using his left arm to push the intern's arm away, and Sanders heavily played on the altercation to state it was "disgusting" and "inappropriate behavior."
We stand by our decision to revoke this individual’s hard pass. We will not tolerate the inappropriate behavior clearly documented in this video. pic.twitter.com/T8X1Ng912y
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) 8 November 2018