‘The View’ host claims White House aide committed battery, not Acosta
By Owen Daugherty - 11/08/18 02:32 PM EST
"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin said it was the young White House aide and not CNN reporter Jim Acosta who committed battery when attempting to remove a microphone from Acosta’s hand at a press conference on Wednesday.
Acosta got into a heated exchange with President Trump, who told Acosta to sit down and refused to take further questions from the reporter.
A White House aide, later identified as an intern, then tried to remove the microphone from Acosta, who resisted and asked a follow-up question.
As the intern tried to grab the mic, Acosta said "pardon me, ma'am" and continued to try to ask his question. Acosta's hand made contact with the intern's arm during the exchange.
“What I saw was a battery, not by Jim Acosta, but by the young White House aide,†Hostin said on the ABC show on Thursday.
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