MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a stunning break with protocol, the White House said Wednesday [11-7-18] night that it’s suspending the press pass of CNN’s Jim Acosta ‘until further notice.’ The move came just hours after Acosta, CNN’s chief White House correspondent, drew the ire of President Donald Trump and his allies by asking multiple questions at a post-midterms news conference. Trump insulted Acosta and called him a ‘terrible’ person. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced in a statement that Acosta would be stripped of what’s known as a ‘hard pass,’ which gives him access to the White House grounds. CNN said in a statement that Acosta has the network’s full support…The removal of his pass is a sharp escalation of tensions between the Trump administration and CNN. It immediately stirred concerns within the White House press corps. Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, said on Twitter: ‘This is something I’ve never seen since I started covering the White House in 1996. Other presidents did not fear tough questioning.'”
–Brian Stelter, “White House pulls CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s pass after contentious news conference,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, November 7, 2018 10:58 pm