{"id":2448873,"date":"2025-06-18T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-fires-back-after-disgraceful-jim-acosta-takes-sick-shot-at-trumps-deceased-ex-wife\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T12:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:03:22","slug":"white-house-fires-back-after-disgraceful-jim-acosta-takes-sick-shot-at-trumps-deceased-ex-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-fires-back-after-disgraceful-jim-acosta-takes-sick-shot-at-trumps-deceased-ex-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Fires Back After &#8216;Disgraceful&#8217; Jim Acosta Takes Sick Shot at Trump&#8217;s Deceased Ex-Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fwhite-house-fires-back-after-disgraceful-jim-acosta-takes-sick-shot-at-trumps-deceased-ex-wife%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=2448873&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses recent comments made<\/a> by former CNN host Jim Acosta during an episode of &#8220;The Contrarian&#8221; with Jennifer Rubin. Acosta joked about the absence of Immigration adn Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on Trump properties and made a distasteful remark referencing the late Ivana Trump, Donald Trump&#8217;s ex-wife, suggesting that she might have been undocumented and buried at Trump&#8217;s golf course.This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-kamala-harris-adviser-deletes-his-x-account-after-vague-post-sparks-controversy\/\" title=\"Top Kamala Harris Adviser Deletes His X Account After Vague Post Sparks Controversy\">comment received backlash<\/a>, with critics labeling it as disrespectful, especially since Ivana Trump was the mother of Trump&#8217;s older children. Acosta&#8217;s remarks were condemned by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who called him a &#8220;disgraceful human being.&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economist-rejects-uighur-genocide-determination\/\" title=\"\u2018Economist\u2019 Rejects Uighur Genocide Determination\">article argues<\/a> that Acosta&#8217;s focus on mocking Trump&#8217;s personal life rather of addressing serious issues related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-biden-to-unveil-immigration-agenda-next-tuesday\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden to unveil ... agenda next Tuesday\">illegal immigration<\/a> demonstrates a troubling shift in his priorities as a journalist.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ex-CNN host Jim Acosta continues to sink to new lows.<\/p>\n<p>On a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZLeKFHtHZFg&amp;t=631s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special episode<\/a> of &ldquo;The Contrarian&rdquo; with host Jennifer Rubin in honor of the left&rsquo;s &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; Day, Acosta spoke to Rubin and fellow guest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-invites-toughest-vote-history-us-white-house-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House <\/a>correspondent April Ryan, about a number of topics, including deportations carried about by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>On the topic of illegal immigration, Costa made one especially bad joke at the expense of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s deceased ex-wife, Ivana Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I got a question, though. Where are the ICE raids at the Trump properties?&rdquo; Acosta posed to Rubin and Ryan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can somebody call ICE on the Trump golf course in Virginia? You&rsquo;re telling me there&rsquo;s nobody in there that is undocumented or has some kind of squirreliness going on with their paperwork?&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;NEW: Jim Acosta drags Trump&rsquo;s deceased ex-wife Ivana into *UNHINGED* rant about immigration raids&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How many immigrants has he married? He&rsquo;s got one buried at his golf course in New Jersey!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Immigrants always doing the jobs that Americans don&rsquo;t wanna do!&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller?\">@DailyCaller<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qRuhNYYJII\">pic.twitter.com\/qRuhNYYJII<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Cohen &#127482;&#127480; (@JasonJournoDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonJournoDC\/status\/1935011068910371260?\">June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Acosta then went after Trump&rsquo;s marriage history as both his current wife, Melania Trump, and Ivana Trump are immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How many immigrants has he married? He&rsquo;s got one buried at his golf course in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/faa-finally-takes-action-new-jersey-drone-mystery-cites-special-security-reasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey<\/a>. Isn&rsquo;t she buried by the first hole or the second tee or something like that?&rdquo; Acosta asked the two women.<\/p>\n<p>The joke played well with Ryan and Rubin but looked quite awful for Acosta.<\/p>\n<p>Even when spouses of presidents are alive and well, it comes off as crude and underhanded to attack them when they are only guilty of being married to the person in office.<\/p>\n<p>This was a new low for a reporter who quite literally had to have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1VwRrcVxjms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">microphone taken from him<\/a> like a child during a news conference in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clearly felt the same way, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/white-house-condemns-jim-acosta-disgraceful-human-being-after-he-jokes-about-trumps-dead-ex-wife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, &ldquo;Jim Acosta is a disgraceful human being.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to Fox, Ivana Trump was buried at the Trump National <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-furious-dems-demand-know-guest-list-mysterious-trump-golf-club-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golf<\/a> Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, after her death in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The remark really showed where Acosta&rsquo;s priorities are and who he thinks is worthy is chastisement and who is worthy of protecting.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of heaping scorn on the awful people ICE is deporting &mdash; rapists, murderers, human and drug traffickers &mdash; Acosta would rather defend those people and take shots at the dead ex-wife of the president.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Acosta left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-tears-horizon-cnn-parent-companys-telling-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> rather than see his broadcast moved to a later time.<\/p>\n<p>This is one step above CNN outright firing him for being an awful reporter, but it should still tell the public something if a network like that is trying to keep him out of the limelight.<\/p>\n<p>Ivana Trump was the mother of the president&rsquo;s older children, Don Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. 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