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Jim Acosta defined CNN under Trump. Now he’s gone ‘independent.’

Washington Post - Erik Wemple · Erik Wemple · last updated

On Tuesday morning, Jim Acosta said goodbye to his 10 a.m. CNN audience with a familiar message: “Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth and to hope. … I will not give in to the lies. I will not give in to the fear.”

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