Rep. Tim Burchett, right, destroys CNN’s Jim Acosta, left, on Wednesday when Acosta Brings up the J6 pardons. (Credit: CNN Screenshot)
CNN’s Jim Acosta may no longer be able to showboat during White House press briefings, but this is not stopping him from getting humiliated on national TV.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) appeared as a guest on Acosta’s eponymous show CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta Wednesday to discuss the J6 pardons issued by President Trump on Monday. Unsurprisingly, Acosta was in a foul mood as he sought to force Burchett into condemning Trump for freeing over 1,500 political prisoners held hostage by the Biden regime.
“I just want to ask you if any of these people who were released from prison, if any of them commit crimes in the future, should Donald Trump take personal responsibility for that?” Acosta asked.
Burchett, though, had no interest in playing Acosta’s game and responded with fire.
“No more than Joe Biden should take personal responsibility for the 14 million people, for Laken Riley losing her life because he didn’t have enough guts to enforce the law,” he calmly replied.
“I’m not talking about Joe Biden!” Acosta angrily retorted.
CNN’s Jim Acosta: “I just want to ask you if — if any of these people who were released from prison, if any of them commit crimes in the future, should Donald Trump take personal responsibility for that?”@TimBurchett: “No more than Joe Biden should take personal responsibility… pic.twitter.com/AniHmDbim4
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 22, 2025
The interview, though, got worse for Acosta when he uttered this stunning whopper.
“This is not Fox, congressman,” Acosta whined. “You can’t just spin a tale and pull the wool over people’s eyes. This is CNN.”
“This is the news. We are asking you to come on and tell the truth.”
Upon hearing this, one could forgive Burchett for bursting out laughing. But he had something even better: a devastating reality check regarding the failing news network’s dismal ratings.
And he delivered it in style:
“And that’s why more people are watching the Cartoon Network, Spongebob reruns right now. Jim,” he retorted. “Look, I left the White House during a riot. My life was threatened.”
WATCH:
OUCH. @TimBurchett absolutely bodies CNN’s Jim Acosta as the network losing to Spongebob reruns….
Acosta: “This is this is not Fox, congressman. You can’t just spin a tale and pull the wool over people’s eyes. This is CNN. This is the news. We are asking you to come on and… pic.twitter.com/AUfWPwPH49
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 22, 2025
‘My life has been threatened within the last few weeks, yet there’s no coverage of that,” Burchett continued. “And you all continue this, this narrative of attacking Trump. You just can’t stand the fact that he won and that America spoke and that your view is very diminished.”
“Congressman, that’s not the case at all,” Acosta interrupted.
“And your view is very diminished!” Burchett concluded.
This was a textbook example on how to handle a hostile TV interview. Every GOP politician not named Trump should watch and take notes.
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