{"id":2396069,"date":"2025-01-28T11:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-acosta-announces-departure-from-cnn-in-fiery-speech\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T11:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:31:23","slug":"jim-acosta-announces-departure-from-cnn-in-fiery-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-acosta-announces-departure-from-cnn-in-fiery-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Acosta announces departure from CNN in fiery speech"},"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\">18<\/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%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=2396069&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 has announced his departure \u200cfrom CNN\u200c in an emotional speech,\u2064 highlighting his experiences as a news anchor and his commitment to the truth. Known for\u200c his confrontations \u200bwith President donald Trump,\u2063 Acosta reflected on his\u200d career, emphasizing that covering Barack Obama&#8217;s trip to Cuba was a standout moment. He urged the audience not to \u2064succumb to lies \u2064or fear, advocating for the role of the press in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">holding power accountable<\/a>.His departure comes amid CNN&#8217;s plans for notable layoffs and \u200ba shift towards digital subscription models. Acosta hinted at future endeavors, including starting a Substack account, and addressed changes within CNN&#8217;s programming, particularly regarding his show&#8217;s\u200c new time slot. Trump&#8217;s response to Acosta&#8217;s departure was critical, calling him &#8220;one of the worst and most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-tiktok-propaganda-puppets-will-be-rewarded-for-their-gullibility\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s TikTok Propaganda Puppets Will Be Rewarded For Their Gullibility\">dishonest reporters<\/a>.&#8221; acosta concluded his announcement by expressing \u200bgratitude to his audience for \u2064their support \u2064over the years.  <\/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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jim Acosta<\/a> is leaving the network, he announced 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<\/a> during his first term, became louder closer to Trump&rsquo;s second inauguration. The move comes as the network reportedly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3297830\/cnn-plans-massive-layoffs-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> plans to lay off <\/a>hundreds of employees as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-acosta-announces-departure-from-cnn-in-fiery-speech-dont-give-into-the-lies-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Jim Acosta announces departure from CNN in fiery speech: \u2018Don\u2019t give into the lies\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">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 covering former President Barack Obama&rsquo;s trip to 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 at 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 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 show<\/a>, <em>CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, <\/em>which airs at 10 a.m., 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 possible 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 relegated to the midnight hour and that it would be &ldquo;even better&rdquo; for Acosta to quit. The president also wished the anchor luck 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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> @rosadelauro<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMikeQuigley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">  @RepMikeQuigley<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/evanperez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">  @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 reads. &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><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/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 simply reading &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>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 longtime anchor Wolf Blitzer to the morning time slot<\/a>. 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