# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-white-house-revokes-acosta-press-pass)
- Source: White House suspends CNN's Acosta after Trump confrontation. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/8/white-house-suspends-cnns-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

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