CNN Acosta Claims Fox News Gets ‘Scripts’ From TWH

Hugh Hewitt

CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta claimed during a Tuesday morning radio interview that Fox News hosts were getting show scripts written by the Trump administration, reports The Washington Beacon.

Acosta appeared to surprise radio host Hugh Hewitt with his contention that Fox News hosts were getting their scripts from the White House, which came during Hewitt's attempt to tamp down criticism of networks on both sides of the political spectrum in the United States.

"I don't work for Fox, I don't work for CNN, I work for NBC, but I have worked with CNN and I regret the use of fake news and propaganda, because I think there's a spectrum of journalism in the United States," Hewitt said. "Many of us are opinion journalists, some of us are straight news journalists, other people move back and forth, but none of us are in the business of state TV, which is the old Pravda, none of us get script from the government, none of us do that."

Acosta interrupted Hewitt to accuse Fox News of getting scripts from the White House.

"You don't think they get scripts?" Acosta said. "You don't think they get a script that night when they come on?"

"Absolutely not," Hewitt responded. "Do you think they actually get a script from the White House, Jim?"


Hewitt pointed out he often discusses Trump accomplishments, such as getting Constitutional originalists put on the courts, but it's not because he is receiving talking points from the White House.

Acosta also complained during the interview that Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson won't have him on their shows.

"They're willing to go off on me on their shows, but they're not willing to have me on in person to defend myself," Acosta said.