'Take A Stand!': Acosta Skewers GOPer Over J6 Pardons
It's not surprising since CNN took a rightward turn that the network's chief, Mark Thompson, called Jim Acosta, one of its highest-rating stars, to offer him the graveyard shift. Acosta does his job and doesn't grovel to King Yam Tits. Acosta wasn't taking any of Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee's 'whatabout' shit when asked a simple question about Donald pardoning a slew of Jan. 6th defendants, some of whom violently assaulted police officers.
"Congressman, thanks so much for being here," Acosta said. "Axios is reporting that Trump's January 6th pardons were a last-minute decision. His team was reportedly wrestling with how to handle them, but according to one advisor, Trump said, quote, F it, release them all."
"Your response," Acosta said.
"Well, Jim, as always, it's good to be on here for my weekly beating from you all at CNN, and I appreciate you, brother," the Tennessee Republican said. "And I was thinking about you this morning, actually, because I remember Rush Limbaugh, somebody called in when Bill Clinton was elected president, and they said, oh, I bet you're depressed."
Acosta steered him back to the topic.
"I'm not so much worried about material, Congressman, as I am about the president releasing violent offenders who attacked the Capitol, where you're standing right now on January 6th, people who were convicted of seditious conspiracy," Acosta said.