Fox News’ The Five Criticizes Jim Acosta Over Trump Presser: ‘Hostile to the President’

Fox News’ The Five criticized CNN’s Jim Acosta for his confrontation with President Donald Trump at today’s fiery press conference.

Dana Perino, who faced off with reporters as Bush White House press secretary, said she felt bad for the young woman who tried to take the microphone from Acosta.

Jesse Watters said it’s different from normal reporter confrontations because Acosta was “refusing to let the president move on, refusing to hand over the microphone.”

“He’s arguing with the president. He’s hostile to the president,” he continued. “This is not a question about a Watergate-era scandal, the future of the republic, war and peace. This is about how he’s characterizing the caravan. It’s a difference of opinion.”

Martha MacCallum, meanwhile, remarked that it seemed like some members of the the press felt “emboldened in their rudeness,” even adding, “There were moments in there today that I actually thought that a brawl might break out.”

Greg Gutfeld trashed Acosta and said, “I think that Jim Acosta actually embarrassed all of those people in there with his behavior… What he said was ‘President Trump, would you agree with me that you’re a racist?’ That was what he was saying! And that’s what CNN wanted him to say. They cannot move from their bitter, emotional position.”

“The President came out there sounding positive and conciliatory. It didn’t matter,” he continued. “It just proves that CNN can’t have nice things. You give ’em something, they don’t know what to do. They just throw a tantrum. Trump, I thought, handled it pretty well.”

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