Former congressman and CNN regular Joe Walsh criticized the cable network on social media Thursday after reports revealed the show's host Jim Acosta had been removed from his morning showtime.
“I appear on CNN often,” Walsh said Written on Thursday. “And if saying what I'm about to say means my days at CNN are over, well, then. CNN, what you just did — removing Acosta from his morning show — is cowardly nonsense.”
Acosta, an outspoken anti-Trump anchor, was excluded from CNN's new weekday programming slate when it was announced Thursday.
Anti-Trump anchor Jim Acosta quits CNN's new programming schedule
Former Congressman and political commentator Joe Walsh attacked CNN on social media Thursday after reports revealed that host Jim Acosta had been removed from his morning showtime. (Elijah Novelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Acosta is one of your most independent and courageous hosts. Demoting him to the level of f—— appeasing the crybaby in The white house It's pathetic. Waive your duty to hold all public officials accountable. Shame on you CNN. Correct this mistake now.”
Acosta's program was replaced at 10 a.m. ET by “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown” in the network's latest shuffle.
“We are in active discussions with Jim regarding a new timeslot and will have more information to share soon,” a CNN spokesperson said. Fox News Digital.
Acosta's program was replaced at 10 a.m. ET by “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown” in the network's latest shuffle. (Screenshot/CNN)
CNN has struggled to keep up with the changing media landscape over the past year, announcing this year that the company would lay off 6% of its workforce.
“Our goal is simple: Convert CNN's appeal “We look to platforms and products where audiences themselves transform, and in doing so, we ensure CNN's future as one of the world's great news organizations,” CNN CEO Mark Thompson said in an internal memo obtained by Fox News Digital.
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Fox News' Brian Flood and Joseph A. Wolfson contributed to this report.
