“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert mocked CNN correspondent Jim Acosta on Wednesday night for what the comedian called a “dick move” at a press conference President Trump hosted at the United Nations summit.
Colbert on his show Wednesday night suggested Acosta was anxious to prove his sensitivity toward women by asking Trump to call on a female reporter after it was his turn to ask a question.
“Kind of a dick move, Jim Acosta,” said Colbert. “We get it. You’re woke.”
Acosta declined a request for comment Thursday from the Washington Examiner.
During the press conference Wednesday, which lasted more than an hour, Trump fielded several questions from reporters about his embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who is scheduled Thursday morning to testify in the Senate on allegations from at least three women who have accused him of sexual misconduct when he was in high school and college.
When Acosta was called on, he told Trump it “would be great” if he would next pick a woman reporter to ask a question.
“What does that mean?” Trump replied. “I wouldn’t mind that at all, wouldn’t mind it at all. Wouldn’t make any difference to me.”
He then called on NBC reporter Hallie Jackson.
