# Claim 46

The White House revoked Acosta's hard pass following the press-conference exchange.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The White House revoked Acosta's hard pass following the press-conference exchange.
- Field: occurred_on
- Value: 2018-11-07
- About: [incident 2018-white-house-revokes-acosta-press-pass](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-white-house-revokes-acosta-press-pass)
- Source: White House suspends CNN journalist Acosta after Trump confrontation. https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/white-house-suspends-cnn-journalist-acosta-after-trump-confrontation-1.1541652523546
- Publisher: Gulf News
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2018-11-07

## Quotation from the source

> The White House on Wednesday suspended the press pass of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after he and President Donald Trump had a heated confrontation during a news conference.

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