Jim Acosta leaves CNN, signing off with rallying message: ‘It’s by no means a very good time to bow right down to a tyrant’

Jim Acosta is leaving CNN — and leaving viewers with some phrases of knowledge.

The veteran journalist, who has labored on the community for 17 years and served as its White Home correspondent through the Obama and Trump administrations, introduced his exit from the cable information outlet throughout his last broadcast Tuesday.

Acosta, 53, indicated that he determined to depart from the community on account of a schedule reshuffling. "You’ll have heard some studies about me and this present, and after giving all of this some cautious consideration and weighing in various time slots CNN supplied me, I’ve determined to maneuver on," he mentioned on the air.

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The New York Times reported that CNN had opted to maneuver Acosta to an undesirable midnight time slot, and that Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown would take over his current time slot. His exit comes within the wake of the community asserting about 200 layoffs in an tried pivot towards digital platforms.

Leisure Weekly has reached out to CNN representatives for remark.

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Acosta was among the many most outstanding American broadcast journalists through the first Trump administration, difficult the president so continuously throughout press conferences that his credentials have been ultimately revoked by the White Home (and later restored after a authorized battle). Throughout his last sign-off, nevertheless, the reporter mentioned that his favourite second at CNN got here earlier than Trump took workplace.

"Folks typically ask me if the spotlight of my profession at CNN was on the White Home masking Donald Trump," he mentioned. "Really, no. That second got here right here after I lined former President Barack Obama's journey to Cuba in 2016, and had the possibility to query the dictator there, Raúl Castro, concerning the island's political prisoners. Because the son of a Cuban refugee, I took dwelling this lesson: It’s by no means a very good time to bow right down to a tyrant."

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Acosta emphasised the significance of a free press as he made his last remarks. "I’ve at all times believed it's the job of the press to carry energy to account," he mentioned. "I've at all times tried to try this right here at CNN, and I plan on going and doing all of that sooner or later."

He additionally implored viewers to struggle towards misinformation and pessimism. "One last message: Don't give in to the lies," Acosta mentioned. "Don't give in to the worry. Maintain on to the reality, and to hope. Even when you must get out your telephone, document that message: 'I can’t give in to the lies, I can’t give in to the worry.' Submit it in your social media so folks can hear from you too."

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Acosta additionally thanked "the entire fantastic individuals who work behind the scenes at this community," in addition to his viewers. "It has been an honor to be welcomed into your private home for all these years," he mentioned. "That's the information."

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