Jim Acosta bid farewell to his role as CNN anchor on Tuesday (28) after 18 years working at the network. The journalist is known for being a critic of President Donald Trump.
CNN anchor Jim Acosta announced his resignation live on Tuesday (28). Known for being a critic of Donald Trump, the host said in his final message, “It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant.”
According to the Associated Press, CNN reportedly offered Jim Acosta a proposal to transfer him to a program that would start in the early morning, which would require him to move from Washington to Los Angeles. He declined and announced his resignation.
In his speech, the CNN anchor said, “As the son of a Cuban refugee, I learned that it’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant.” “Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope,” he concluded.
After Donald Trump’s inauguration, CNN announced a reshuffle in its programming, swapping some anchors’ time slots but denied that the change was due to the political situation in the U.S.
In 2018, Acosta had a heated exchange with Trump during a press conference in the president’s first term. The journalist asked why the Republican referred to a caravan of immigrants as an “invasion.”
“CNN should be ashamed to have you working for them,” Trump responded at the time. “You’re a rude and terrible person. You shouldn’t be working for CNN,” he continued.
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope. pic.twitter.com/sGhSWSyPMz
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 28, 2025
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