After the latter mispronounced Vice President Kamala Harris ‘ brand despite being corrected numerous times, CNN anchor Jim Acosta abruptly cut short an interview with Corey Lewandowski, a long-time political adviser to former president Donald Trump.
The controversial on-air exchange took place on Wednesday during a CNN Newsroom portion, in which tensions between the two escalated over a number of controversial topics, including immigration and the 2020 presidential vote.
Lewandowski, who has been a outspoken supporter of Trump throughout his political career, mispronounced Harris ‘ name several times during the meeting, despite Acosta’s persistent attempts to correct him. At one level, Acosta, obviously frustrated, interjected,” What is this Kamala? It’s Kam-a-la Harris. Corey, you’ve been in this business a long time, I think you’re a sophisticated grown-up. It’s Kam-a-la Harris. Can you just state Kamala? What’s going on there”?
But Lewandowski’s refusal to comply led Acosta to immediately stop the exam.
Earlier in the meeting, Lewandowski and Acosta had engaged in a back-and-forth about the 2020 election, with Acosta pressing Lewandowski on why the Trump plan continues to prevent acknowledging Trump’s battle. ” Why is it so hard for the Trump campaign to answer a simple question—did Donald Trump lose the 2020 poll”? Acosta inquired, bringing up a point made by the previous night’s vice presidential debate between Ohio’s JD Vance and Minnesota government Tim Walz.
Lewandowski, deflecting, responded,” Jim, I think it’s pretty basic. The British people have moved past the 2020 election. They are focused on an election that is only five months ahead. What we have here is a chance to discuss two distinct views for America, and what JD Vance laid out last night is a very unique perspective from what Tim Walz and Kamala Harris hope to say.
Acosta, never letting the second go, jumped in. ” It’s not about relitigating the past. It’s a simple problem: Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 vote”? Lewandowski, avoiding a direct reply, turned the conversation to financial problems, saying,” Jim, why are we talking about 2020 again? Do Americans care about having the option to “put food on the table” or “do they worry about the election of 2020?”
The meeting also touched on different provocative topics, including immigration. Acosta also referenced a rejected state by Trump and Vance that workers in Springfield, Ohio, were eating women’s animals. Lewandowski, in reply, listed off data about refugees, asserting,” 13, 099 killers were let into this nation”, in an obvious attempt to steer the conversation ahead.
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