Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta has taken a swipe at supporters of President Donald Trump, claiming only Democrat voters want to “hear the truth.”
In an interview published Friday, Acosta suggested that Trump voters are uninterested in the truth.
Acosta spoke with The Washingtonian shortly after his exit earlier this year from CNN.
After leaving CNN, Acosta launched his new Substack video outlet.
During the interview, Acosta said news outlets should put more emphasis on “fact-checking” Trump in his second administration.
“I think it does make a difference,” he said.
“Half the country still wants to hear the truth.”
Acosta said he used to tell college students that they shouldn’t go into journalism because of how much time they lose.
However, he’s apparently changed his tune and is now pleading for “reinforcements.”
Acosta told The Washingtonian:
“When I go talk to college students, I used to say, ‘Don’t go into this business. You’re going to lose your weekends and your holidays, and your mother’s going to say, You don’t call me anymore.’
“And now I tell them, ‘Please come into this business, because we need reinforcements.’”
Like many in the liberal corporate media. Acosta didn’t hide his feelings about Trump