CNN's Jim Acosta set to talk Trump and media in Wexford
Former CNN reporter Jim Acosta hit the headlines in November 2018 when Donald Trump lost his temper after he was quizzed about the outcome of the US mid-term elections, in which the Republican Party lost support. Donald Trump. Pic: Getty Images
Mr Acosta will be a guest speaker at the Kennedy Summer School in New Ross. He will be in conversation with Dr Stacey Connaughton of Purdue University Indiana about the challenges facing journalism in the US, American politics and the state of democracy in the modern world.
The event is in St Michael's Theatre on August 30. Larry Donnelly, a director of the Kennedy Summer School and commentator on US affairs, said: 'We're absolutely delighted to have Jim Acosta… He held Donald Trump to account without fear or favour..' Pic: MANDEL NGAN / AFP)MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
He added: 'Trump… attracts clicks, he attracts eyeballs. The American media is responsive to all those things. That would be one of the things I would expect Jim Acosta to consider.'
Mr Acosta's verbal row with Trump resulted in him being banned for two weeks from entering the White House. The Kennedy Summer School takes place from August 28 to 30.
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