CNN’s Jim Acosta Warned Not to Ask POTUS a Question

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders threatened CNN’s Jim Acosta on Tuesday morning, saying that if he asked Donald Trump a question, "you may not be allowed into similar events." The warning came before a presidential bill signing ceremony pool spray, where it’s pretty routine for reports to ask questions; it’s up to the president’s discretion whether he wants to answer. But it’s certainly not inappropriate to ask. When journalists are on pool duty, they are working not just on behalf of themselves and their employers, but for all the journalists and outlets that receive pool reports. Acosta said he was stunned by the interaction, which other pool reporters witnessed. "I couldn't believe my ears," he said in an email. "She did not appear to be issuing the same warning to the other reporters in the pool." Following the warning, Acosta said that Sanders asked if the two could speak off-the-record. Acosta said nah and ultimately posed a question to Trump at the spray, asking 45 about the tweet he directed at Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) where he said she would do anything for his political donation. The president did not respond. More here.