CNN's Jim Acosta Laments Trump Suing Media Into Settlements For 'Simply Doing Their Jobs' (LYING?)

Posted • December 16, 2024: On Saturday it was announced that ABC News reached a $15 million settlement with Donald Trump after he filed a defamation lawsuit that seemed headed to trial. Not anymore. Instead of learning any lessons from this, many in the media are actually criticizing ABC and their Disney ownership for caving to Trump and not fighting back. Speaking of "not learning any lessons," CNN's Jim Acosta and Brian Stelter said their industry needs to instead fight back and double down on the BS they push: Jim Acosa: "This is a time for our industry to stand firm…" - "We're going to have a very important job to do," and everybody knows what Acosta's definition of that "job" is. Stelter agreed with Acosta that the media needs to stand up to those who simply want the press to not be so incredibly dishonest. It's not just ABC News with a defamation problem: Also a reminder that CNN and Jake Tapper are currently being sued for defamation by a veteran. (…)

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