White House Torches Jim Acosta for Cracking Joke About Trump’s Ex-Wife: ‘Disgraceful Human Being’

The White House slammed former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after a cruel joke about President Donald Trump’s late ex-wife Ivana during a politically charged tirade about immigration on a YouTube podcast.

Appearing on The Contrarian alongside hosts Jennifer Rubin and April Ryan for their “No Kings”-themed broadcast, Acosta took aim at Trump’s deportation raids and jibed that he had a history of marrying immigrants, including Ivana Trump, who died in 2022 and is buried at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

“How many immigrants has he married?” Acosta asked. “He’s got one buried at his golf course in New Jersey! Isn’t she buried by the first hole or the second tee or something like that?”

Laughter followed from Rubin and Ryan as Acosta piled on: “Immigrants always doing the jobs that Americans don’t want to do!”

The clip, flagged on X by journalist Jason Cohen, quickly drew outrage from the right and condemnation from the White House.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted Acosta in comment to Fox News Digital, saying: “Jim Acosta is a disgraceful human being.”

Acosta, once CNN’s most high-profile White House reporter, exited the network in January and has since moved on to independent platforms.

Ivana Trump, mother of Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump, was interred at the Bedminster golf course following her sudden death in 2022. Her burial site has drawn past media scrutiny and even tax speculation, but Acosta’s comment marks a rare moment of partisan ridicule aimed directly at her.

The controversy lands amid escalating tensions over immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, where over 500 arrests have been made following federal ICE actions and violent protests.

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