A direct message sent by CNN Chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta was widely mocked by conservatives late Thursday night.
It all began with a tweet Acosta made from President Donald Trump‘s rally in Missoula, Montana.
Tonight the Trump campaign/WH turned up the music so loud the press risers were vibrating. Nearly impossible to do live TV. I suppose the WH loves those kinds of shenanigans. But I wonder if it’s a security concern for USSS or local law enforcement. They can’t hear either.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 19, 2018
And Justin Caporale — identified as the former director of operations for Melania Trump — trolled him with the following response:
Dear Diary…..
— justin (@justincap_) October 19, 2018
Well, that apparently got under Acosta’s skin since Justin followed up the tweet with a screenshot from his DMs.
IM SORRY. WHATTTT?????
@@CNN @CNNPolitics pic.twitter.com/dnvAP2KKsw
— justin (@justincap_) October 19, 2018
“F**k you,” Acosta told Justin.
Peter Hasson verified that the DM was real.
Can confirm that this is a real message: https://t.co/MNHvM5xDcJ
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) October 19, 2018
.@justincap_ allowed me to log into his account and view the message. Here’s a screenshot I took pic.twitter.com/r4F6EpbQAH
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) October 19, 2018
And conservatives had some fun at the expense of the CNN journalist.
Whatttttttt??? https://t.co/c718giXufb
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) October 19, 2018
Dear Diary, https://t.co/jeJMfCIg7I
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) October 19, 2018
Jim: Coke please.
Waiter: Is Pepsi okay?
Jim: pic.twitter.com/KYWUmCFp2C
— Matt’s Idea Shop (@MattsIdeaShop) October 19, 2018
Well good grief. https://t.co/UbVcW1Tr6Q
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 19, 2018
UPDATE (2:15AM): Acosta offered this apology to Justin, telling him he thought he was an “old friend from the campaign days.”
Hey buddy I thought you were an old friend from the campaign days. I’m so sorry. Hope I didn’t offend you. Have a good night and take care. https://t.co/4u9fj1BNPI
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 19, 2018
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