A crowd of President Trump’s supporters was heard shouting, “CNN sucks,” during a live broadcast on the network.
People wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and holding an American flag were heard shouting, “CNN sucks,” and “Four more years,” as the network’s Dianne Gallagher reported on the street in Lansing, Michigan, on Monday.
“Can you just do us a favor, Dianne, and hold up the microphone a little closer to your mouth?” Brianna Keilar asked Gallagher as the chants continued.
Trump supporters have been repeatedly recorded chanting, “CNN sucks,” during MAGA rallies, which journalist Jim Acosta said has become commonplace.
“This happens at just about every Trump rally. I’ve covered five presidential campaigns … long enough to know this isn’t normal,” Acosta tweeted in October, accompanied by a video of Trump rally-goers shouting, “CNN sucks.”
“Sometimes I’ll scan the crowd, not for the folks who are chanting but for the people who look back at me silently, letting me know they know it’s wrong,” he added.
This happens at just about every Trump rally. I’ve covered five presidential campaigns… long enough to know this isn’t normal. Sometimes I’ll scan the crowd, not for the folks who are chanting but for the people who look back at me silently, letting me know they know it’s wrong pic.twitter.com/1U2nPi5PQR
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 29, 2020
Trump has repeatedly condemned Acosta and his network as “fake news” during press conferences for bias in reporting.
Most notably, Trump called Acosta a “rude and terrible person” in 2018, adding that he didn’t treat then-White House press secretary Sarah Sanders well.
“You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn’t be working for CNN,” he said. “The way you treat Sarah Huckabee Sanders is horrible.”
“When you report fake news, which CNN does a lot, you are the enemy of the people,” Trump added.
“You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn’t be working for CNN,” Donald Trump tells Jim Acosta during a heated press conference https://t.co/sJ08LdI2IA pic.twitter.com/iP98oKclju
— Bloomberg (@business) November 7, 2018
