Claim 47

The White House said Acosta placed his hands on an intern during the exchange, a characterization CNN disputed.

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

Statement: The White House said Acosta placed his hands on an intern during the exchange, a characterization CNN disputed.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Alleged physical contact with a White House intern
About: incident 2018-white-house-revokes-acosta-press-pass
Source: White House suspends CNN's Acosta after Trump confrontation
Publisher: Al Jazeera
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2018-11-08

Quotation from the source

placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern