Jim Acosta's CNN Co-Workers Applaud His Banishment

CNN CEO Marc Thompson Reportedly Wants To Demote Jim Acosta

Jim Acosta's banishment to CNN's graveyard midnight slot has delighted many of his colleagues who have long been fed up with his grandstanding ways.  

According to the Daily Mail, few are hiding their glee that President Donald Trump's botherer-in-chief has been moved from a plum morning slot to a time when viewing figures plummet even further.

'Jim is one of the least-liked and most eye-rolled of all the talent at CNN. And this has been a longstanding status,' said one network insider. 

'He's insufferable, an egomaniac. If he can make himself part of the story, he will.' 

Another added: 'His jealousy is even visibly thicker than his makeup and hardened hair gel.'

Acosta, 53, became famous for getting under Donald Trump's skin as White House press briefings descended into bouts of bickering during his first administration.

'You are a rude, terrible, nasty person,' the president clapped back at his botherer-In-chief in an especially testy 2018 exchange.

On Thursday, CNN announced 200 layoffs and a series of major changes, one of which was to boot Acosta from his mid-morning slot and give him a show starting at midnight.

Acosta is now understood to be considering a move away from the network rather than accept the downgrade. 

And that cannot come fast enough for many who work with him. 

The timing of the demotion – three days after Trump's inauguration – raised suspicions that CNN was trying to curry favor with the incoming president by sending his biggest antagonist to the 'Siberia of television news'.