CNN’s Jim Acosta earned some heavy mockery after appearing to send a direct message to someone trolling him on social media.
He got even more ridicule when he tried to give an excuse for what happened.
A tweet by the CNN Chief White House correspondent complaining from President Donald Trump‘s rally in Missoula, Montana seemed to be where everything started.
Tonight the Trump campaign/WH turned up the music so loud the press risers were vibrating. Nearly impossible to do live TV. I suppose the WH loves those kinds of shenanigans. But I wonder if it’s a security concern for USSS or local law enforcement. They can’t hear either.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 19, 2018
A Twitter user named Justin trolled Acosta with “Dear Diary,” referring to the trend begun a few months ago to mock the reporter’s whining.
Dear Diary…..
— justin (@justincap_) October 19, 2018
The account holder, Justin Caporale, is a former White House staffer who worked in the advance office and also for First Lady Melania Trump’s office before departing the White House earlier this year.
The tweet appeared to ruffle Acosta’s feathers as he shot back with a direct message to Caporale.
IM SORRY. WHATTTT?????
@@CNN @CNNPolitics pic.twitter.com/dnvAP2KKsw
— justin (@justincap_) October 19, 2018
The Daily Caller’s Peter Hasson confirmed that the message was indeed sent by Acosta.
Can confirm that this is a real message: https://t.co/MNHvM5xDcJ
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) October 19, 2018
This appears to be the tweet that provoked it https://t.co/UE7HJePbDs
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) October 19, 2018
.@justincap_ allowed me to log into his account and view the message. Here’s a screenshot I took pic.twitter.com/r4F6EpbQAH
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) October 19, 2018
The Daily Wire’s Ryan Saavedra also confirmed that the direct message came from Acosta’a account.
Former White House official jokes with CNN’s Jim @Acosta after Acosta complained about the music being too loud at Trump’s rally.
Acosta responded by messaging him: “F*ck you.”
The Daily Wire has verified that the message is authentic and came from Acosta’s account. cc: @CNNPR pic.twitter.com/oKkB2WFX3f
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 19, 2018
Hasson observed that Acosta’s message would probably just lead to more people poking fun at him.
Inevitable result of this is @Acosta is going to get like 1000x more “Dear Diary…” tweets
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) October 19, 2018
Caporale tweeted again later, demanding an apology from Acosta after he said the CNN reporter blocked him on Twitter.
And then he blocked me. pic.twitter.com/F5cq84LAF8
— justin (@justincap_) October 19, 2018
.@Acosta you owe me an apology.
— justin (@justincap_) October 19, 2018
In the very early overnight hours Friday, Acosta offered Caporale an apology explaining how he thought he was an “old friend from the campaign days.”
Hey buddy I thought you were an old friend from the campaign days. I’m so sorry. Hope I didn’t offend you. Have a good night and take care. https://t.co/4u9fj1BNPI
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 19, 2018
Reaction poured in to the unfolding drama, with many poking fun at Acosta and Saavedra calling him out as a “liar.”
Jim Acosta is a liar.
No one tells “an old friend” who teases them “f*ck you” and then blocks them so they can’t respond.@CNNPR, come up with more believable lies next time, try claiming that his phone was hacked while his assistant was working out at a gym…worked last time. https://t.co/vGxxxzSwcK
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 19, 2018
Well good grief. https://t.co/UbVcW1Tr6Q
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 19, 2018
This is a very sad way for a member of the WH Press Corp to behave. https://t.co/4wgHKOkVC8
— Boris Epshteyn (@BorisEP) October 19, 2018
Whatttttttt??? https://t.co/c718giXufb
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) October 19, 2018
Dear Diary,
Today, I messed up super bad but gave a lame excuse so it’s cool. I hope I start getting called on in the Press Briefings soon. Hopefully then I can show them that I’m not Fake News. Thanks for listening to me Diary, you’re my best friend.
Love, Jim
— CDT (@CDT929) October 19, 2018
Dear Diary, my buddy offended me today and I couldn’t handle it. So I told him to f’off and then I blocked him. I let my liberalism get the best of me and I didn’t act professional. So I went on Twitter to play the victim card and it didn’t work out. I’m so sad. pic.twitter.com/2TiSzRhWP7
— Hapa Girl (@hapa_girl34) October 19, 2018
Meanwhile, Acosta’s original tweet whining about the loud music at Trump’s rally provided more fodder for mockery.
Here’s how loud the “technicians” at the Trump rally in Montana were playing the music after the event. They turned it up right before our live shot with @CNNTonight https://t.co/f0TZzv5AGv
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 19, 2018
A YouTube video captured Acosta’s post rally segment with Don Lemon as loud music was played in the background.
And Acosta’s theory that the White House “shenanigans” were designed to sabotage him earned him a boatload of “Dear Diary” moments on Twitter.
Dear Diary, https://t.co/Bfm1I4ihSl
— Robert Bell (@TennLion) October 19, 2018
Dear Diary…..
— Guyzer ???? (@Guyzer) October 19, 2018
I bet you could still hear the worlds smallest violin you play all the time.
— Adam Abbott (@hugepatriotfan) October 19, 2018
“Waaaaaaahhh.”- Jim Acosta
— Matt Foley (@Dylan_Mills59) October 19, 2018
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