In a fiery exchange with CNN’s Jim Acosta, a frequent critic of the White House, Sanders disputed the notion that news outlets had made “honest mistakes” in their reporting. The errors, she said, were intentional and malicious.
“You cannot say it’s an honest mistake when you’re purposely putting out information you know is false,” Sanders said.
According to The Hill, Playboy’s White House correspondent, Brian Karem — a CNN contributor and one of the administration’s frequent foils — tried to interject, but Sanders shut him down.
“I’m not finished,” she said.
“It’s not an honest mistake when you are purposely putting out information that you know to be false or when you’re taking information that hasn’t been validated, that hasn’t been offered any credibility and that has been continually denied by a number of people, including people with direct knowledge of an incident,” Sanders said.
Asked to provide evidence of the media running with information it knew to be wrong, Sanders cited ABC News’s suspension of Brian Ross, for wrongly reporting that Trump had directed former national security adviser Michael Flynn to make contact with Russian officials before the election.
Acosta repeatedly interjected in an attempt to ask about the women who have accused the president of sexual misconduct.
The White House press secretary said that Acosta had already asked his question and ignored his follow-ups, moving on to other reporters.
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