A right wing conspiracy theorist increased the speed of Jim Acosta’s arm movement, to make it seem he was violent against a White House aide as opposed to struggling for the microphone..
Additionally, Acosta’s “Pardon me, ma’am“ utterance was removed from the doctor video:
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Wednesday night shared a
video of CNN reporter Jim Acosta that appeared to have been altered to make his actions at a news conference look more aggressive toward a White House intern.
The edited video looks authentic: Acosta appeared to swiftly chop down on the arm of an aide as he held onto a microphone while questioning President Trump. But in the original video, Acosta’s arm appears to move only as a response to a tussle for the microphone. His statement, “Pardon me, ma’am,” is not included in the video Sanders shared.
Critics said that video — which sped up the movement of Acosta’s arms in a way that dramatically changed the journalist’s response — was deceptively edited to score political points. That
edited videowas first shared by Paul Joseph Watson, known for his conspiracy-theory videos on the far-right website Infowars.
Sarah Sanders' dishonesty problem just got a little worse.
White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim Acosta
Did you watch the event live like I did? He definitely blocked her arm - not violently - but prevented her from doing her job.
The bottom line is Acosta was rude, disrupted the press conference, continued to do so, & refused to give up the Mic because he demanded to get what he wanted.
Obviously Acosta is the victim of the 'Everyone Gets A Trophy' liberal DISEASE in which they teach everyone is a winner, everyone is special, everyone gets what they want, life is fair, and everyone gets a trophy.
That's not how life works. Life is hard.
You do your best and sometimes you don't get what you wand or what YOU think you DESERVE.
Sometimes you walk away empty-handed, without what you want, without a trophy.
That doesn't mean you get to break the rules, cheat, be rude, throw a tantrum because you are not getting your way, and / or 'take your ball' - in this case the microphone - so others can't play with it / use it until you get your way ... like Acosta did.
He was in the wrong....and in REAL life, as Acost found out, there are consequences for your actions. Yout don't get REWARDED for being rude and throwing tantrums.