CNN anchor Jim Acosta is reportedly leaving the network after he was removed from its programming schedule. Acosta's 10 a.m. ET program was replaced with 'The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown'. CNN CEO Mark Thompson reportedly offered Acosta a less desirable two-hour slot beginning at midnight, which he reportedly struggled with. Sources say Acosta may be cutting his contract short as a result.
CNN anchor Jim Acosta is reportedly leaving the network after he was officially pulled from its programming schedule. The Status newsletter reported Monday that Acosta was expected to leave CNN after it was announced last week that his 10 a.m. ET program was being replaced with 'The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown' in the network’s latest reshuffling.
While CNN's past leadership reveled in Acosta's constant sparring matches with the first Trump administration, the network's current leadership appears to be trying to present its programming as more neutral for the second go-around. CNN'S JIM ACOSTA SAYS ‘WE ARE NOT THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE’ IN SHOT AT TRUMP AS HE RETURNS TO OFFICE Acosta first joined CNN in 2007, where he covered political campaigns and eventually the Obama and Trump White Houses.
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