One of the legacy media’s #Resistance breakout stars from President Donald Trump’s first term in office may be disappearing in the dead of night as his second term is now officially underway.
Jim Acosta became a household name as CNN’s chief White House correspondent for his antagonistic relationship with Trump and his press secretaries. After the 2020 election, Acosta’s status at CNN was elevated to anchor, first on the weekends but eventually moving his way to weekday programming.
While CNN’s past leadership reveled in Acosta’s constant sparring matches with the first Trump administration, the network’s current leadership appears to be trying to tone down the dramatics.
It was first reported in the Status newsletter last week that Acosta was pitched by CNN CEO Mark Thompson to move him from his one-hour slot at 10 a.m. ET to a two-hour slot beginning at midnight, a move that would “effectively exile Acosta to the Siberia of television news,” as it was characterized.
The report quickly sparked outrage among CNN’s liberal fans, many saying such a move means the network is bending the knee to Trump.
Sources tell Fox News Digital that the chatter is legit, with one insisting Acosta is “getting hosed” as a result.
