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#343: The White House vs. CNN's Acosta

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🗓️ 20 November 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

President Barack Obama was no fan of Fox News--and he didn't hide that fact. And there's no requirement for the White House to call on every reporter with press credentials. But is it a good idea for the White House to fight with CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta? And how should the White House respond when reporters act in an arguably out-of-line way? The Daily Signal's editor in chief Rob Bluey and White House correspondent Fred Lucas join to discuss. Plus: The White House Correspondents Dinner will break with tradition next year and feature a historian instead of a comedian. We also cover these stories:--Fifteen House Democrats have signed a letter opposing Nancy Pelosi as House speaker.--Three Democratic senators are suing the administration over President --Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general.Brenda Snipes, the Broward County Election supervisor who has been under fire during the Florida recounts, has announced her resignation.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, November 20th. I'm Kate Trinko.

0:09.4

And I'm Daniel Davis. Well, Jim Acosta got his press credential back, but that's hardly the end of the story.

0:15.4

We'll unpack the situation with two veteran journalists, our editor-in-chief Rob Bluey,

0:20.2

and the Daily Signals White House Correspondent Fred Lucas.

0:23.2

We'll also discuss the decision to make the White House Correspondents Dinner

0:27.1

less comedic.

0:28.1

But first, we'll cover a few of the top headlines. Nancy Pelosi is facing real opposition.

0:36.0

The House Minority Leader long expected to be the House Speaker again if Democrats won the House,

0:41.0

as they did, has some resistance.

0:43.8

And on Monday, 15 House Democrats

0:46.1

and one Democrat candidate whose House race hasn't been called

0:49.7

signed a letter stating, per Politico,

0:52.4

our majority came on the backs of candidates who said

0:55.1

that they would support new leadership because voters in hard-won districts and

0:59.3

across the country want to see real change in Washington. We promised to change the status quo and we intend to deliver on that promise.

1:07.0

One possible contender against Pelosi, Representative Marcia Fudge, Democrat of Ohio.

1:13.0

Here's what she said about her possible bid in a video tweeted by the Hill.

1:17.0

I have been overwhelmed with people.

1:21.0

It has been heartwarming and humbling to know how many people think that I should do this.

1:30.0

It is something that people have been thinking about, I think, for some time.

1:36.0

And I'm really, really pleased that they have the kind of confidence in me that they think

1:40.7

that I'm the person that should be able to do this.

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