There’s one word for the press’s defense of Acosta: hypocrisy. Let’s go back to a press conference in June 2012 when a reporter from The Daily Caller, a conservative news site, merely interrupted President Obama as he spoke about immigration. Obama snapped back, “I didn’t ask for an argument.”
There wasn’t any pushing of arms, repeated argumentation, or nasty comments. Simply an interruption. What was CNN’s response? To chide the reporter for interrupting, whine about how many times Obama was disrespected, and complain about the lack of civility plaguing our nation.
After the dreaded interruption, reporters mobbed the journalist and later wrote critical pieces about his lack of etiquette. CBS News called it a “violation of decorum” that is “rarely done.” The Daily Mail called the reporter a “heckler.”
No doubt, given this reaction to a simple interruption, if that reporter had laid hands on one of Obama’s interns, you can bet the media would be calling for his press pass to be taken and burned. The hypocrisy is stunning, but given the media’s hatred of Trump, it’s not surprising.