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‘Grounds for Dismissal’Stephen Colbert sharply criticized
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the
White House press secretary, for circulating a doctored video on Thursday showing Jim Acosta of CNN refusing to give up the mic to a White House intern at a news conference.
The video was sped up, creating the illusion that Acosta had pushed the female intern roughly. This manipulated clip had originally been shared by Paul Joseph Watson, who makes conspiracy-theory videos for the far-right website Infowars.
“So that is Sanders’ reliable source? ‘CNN is fake news, and to prove it, here’s a video from a reputable news source that believes the government is putting plastic liners into juice boxes to turn our sons into gay frogs.’” — STEPHEN COLBERTHuckabee Sanders used the video clip to help justify the White House’s decision to revoke Acosta’s press pass. Colbert said this was enough to warrant Huckabee Sanders stepping down.
“The fact that the White House press secretary is promoting this doctored video is reprehensible, and grounds for dismissal. Or as they call it in the Trump administration, Thursday.” — STEPHEN COLBERT