{"id":2396059,"date":"2025-01-28T11:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-acosta-announces-departure-from-cnn-in-fiery-speech-dont-give-into-the-lies-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T11:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:16:06","slug":"jim-acosta-announces-departure-from-cnn-in-fiery-speech-dont-give-into-the-lies-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-acosta-announces-departure-from-cnn-in-fiery-speech-dont-give-into-the-lies-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Acosta announces departure from CNN in fiery speech: \u2018Don\u2019t give into the lies\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjim-acosta-announces-departure-from-cnn-in-fiery-speech-dont-give-into-the-lies-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396059&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jim Acosta,a prominent CNN anchor,announced his departure from the network in a powerful\u200d speech,emphasizing the \u200cimportance of truth and integrity in journalism. Acosta&#8217;s decision comes amidst reports that CNN is planning significant layoffs and shifting its focus towards digital\u200b subscription models. He reflected on\u200b his time at CNN, stating that a highlight was\u2063 covering former President \u2064Obama\u2019s \u2064policies \u2064towards Cuba, and he criticized the notion of \u2063yielding to tyranny\u2014a veiled reference to donald\u200d trump. Acosta encouraged viewers to &#8220;hold on to\u2063 the truth and hope,&#8221; and not\u2063 to succumb\u2062 to falsehoods or fear.\u2064 His \u2063departure follows \u200bspeculation \u200dthat he was asked to move to a less\u2063 prestigious time slot, to which Trump commented that it was a fitting outcome. \u200dAcosta&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-to-speak-at-new-hampshire-event-in-january-amid-2024-speculation\/\" title=\"Joe Manchin to address New Hampshire event in January amidst 2024 rumors\">future\u200c plans remain uncertain<\/a>, but\u2063 he\u200b has recently launched a Substack account \u2064and indicated he would\u200b not be retiring from journalism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jim Acosta announces departure from CNN in fiery speech: &lsquo;Don&rsquo;t give into the lies&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1955999\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a> anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-acosta\/\" title=\"\">Jim Acosta<\/a> is leaving the network, he announced on Tuesday.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Whispers about Acosta, who became known for his confrontations with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> during his first term became louder closer to Trump&rsquo;s inauguration for his second term. The move comes as the network reportedly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3297830\/cnn-plans-massive-layoffs-report\/\" title=\"\"> plans to lay off <\/a>hundreds of employees as the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cable channel shifts focus<\/a> to digital subscription products.<\/p>\n<p>Acosta claimed that the highlight of his time at CNN was not covering Trump, but rather about covering former President Barack Obama&rsquo;s trump with Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the son of a Cuban refugee, I took home this lesson: it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant,&rdquo; Acosta said in a veiled jab to Trump. &ldquo;I have always believed it&rsquo;s the job of the press to hold power to account, I&rsquo;ve always tried to do that here at CNN, and I plan on going doing all of that in the future. One final message: don&lsquo;t give in to the lies, don&lsquo;t give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth and to hope. Even if you have to get out your phone, record that message. I will not give in to the lies. I will not give in to the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too. I&rsquo;ll have more to say about my plans in the coming days, but until then, I want to thank all of you for tuning in. It has been an honor to be welcomed into your home for all these years. That&rsquo;s the news.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2775588&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e45adf9ab54cd8b3eb1be0fe07c8d591\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Acosta was reportedly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3290815\/cnn-jim-acosta-midnight-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> asked to move his morning show<\/a> <em>CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, <\/em>which currently airs at 10 a.m. ET, to a two-hour slot beginning at midnight. Part of that deal would have allowed him to host to host that show from Los Angeles. A network spokesperson denied comment to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> earlier this month on the potential programming shift.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Acosta&rsquo;s announcement, Trump took a victory lap that &ldquo;one of the worst and most dishonest reporters&rdquo; had been delegated to the midnight hour of the network, and that it would be &ldquo;even better&rdquo; for Acosta to quit. He also wished &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/countdown-clock-is-on-for-harris-ahead-of-debate-trump-adviser-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018Countdown clock\u2019 is on for Harris ahead of debate: Trump adviser - Washington Examiner\">good luck&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-anchors-challenge-of-vances-service-doesnt-recognize-dangers-of-iraq-at-the-time-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"CNN anchor\u2019s challenge of Vance\u2019s service doesn\u2019t recognize dangers of Iraq at the time - Washington Examiner\">anchor&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s future, but added that he would fail &ldquo;no matter where he ends up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113906705175756002\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Acosta also teased his announcement on social media. &ldquo;Joining me to discuss the day&rsquo;s news: Rep.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rosadelauro\"> @rosadelauro<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMikeQuigley\">  @RepMikeQuigley<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/evanperez\">  @evanperez<\/a> and Dr. William Schaffner plus&hellip; please tune in for some final thoughts at the end of today&rsquo;s show,&rdquo; Acosta&rsquo;s post on X read. &ldquo;See you soon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Back with you at 10a eastern\/7 pacific. Joining me to discuss the day&#8217;s news: Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rosadelauro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rosadelauro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeQuigley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMikeQuigley<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evanperez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@evanperez<\/a> and Dr. William Schaffner plus&hellip; please tune in for some final thoughts at the end of today&#8217;s show. See you soon.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Acosta (@Acosta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acosta\/status\/1884249215423144333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>As for what may be next, Acosta launched a Substack account on Jan. 16, with <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@jimacosta\/note\/p-154974672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a post made on the date stating &ldquo;coming soon&rdquo;<\/a> In addition, he reposted a video on X featuring Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz following the team&rsquo;s loss on Sunday to the Philadelphia Eagles saying he does not know &ldquo;what the future holds,&rdquo; but that he knows for a fact that he is &ldquo;not retiring.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zach Ertz: &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what the future holds. I still want to play football next year. I just want to make that clear that I&rsquo;m not retiring.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WcBzLo3adP\">pic.twitter.com\/WcBzLo3adP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickiJhabvala\/status\/1883967326661533851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The  shift of Acosta&rsquo;s show comes as CNN is <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/wolf-blitzer-cnn-daytime-anchor-move-1236276044\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">looking to move long-time anchor Wolf Blitzer to the morning show time slot<\/a>. Blitzer&rsquo;s show, <em>The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer<\/em>, currently airs at 6 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1955999\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1955999\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Acosta announces his exit from CNN, urging: &#8216;Resist the lies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2396060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jim-Acosta-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9373,10045,35545,49032,41580],"class_list":["post-2396059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cnn","tag-departure","tag-fiery-speech","tag-jim-acosta","tag-media-ethics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jim-Acosta-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396059"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396063,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396059\/revisions\/2396063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}