White House Briefing Rift With CNN's Acosta Goes Viral

Twitter took sides Wednesday in a contentious exchange between CNN's White House correspondent Jim Acosta and adviser Stephen Miller over immigration policy.

The back-and-forth got so much social media attention, C-SPAN tweeted out the full nearly seven-minute flare-up.

Full exchange between Stephen Miller & @acosta on Statue of Liberty & immigration. "It reveals your cosmopolitan bias to a shocking degree." pic.twitter.com/9eHTiNaR4G

— CSPAN (@cspan) August 2, 2017

Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham tweeted Miller "schooled" Acosta.

Hilarious @cnnpolitics @acosta schooled by Stephen Miller abt both immig policy & historical significance of Statue of Liberty.

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) August 2, 2017

Meanwhile, NBC News foreign correspondent Andrea Mitchell came to Acosta's defense, noting his family "lived 1st hand" a green card policy.

Trump aide #Stephen Miller lecturing Cuban-American Jim Acosta of CNN on green card policy which his family lived 1st hand #Rude

— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) August 2, 2017

And for the most part, the response on Twitter followed partisan lines, with pro-President Donald Trump supporters applauding Miller's argument,

Love how Stephen Miller is giving @Acosta a lesson in history while keeping him straight!! #MAGA #ChooChoo pic.twitter.com/joHKGc0cPQ

— Diamond and Silk® (@DiamondandSilk) August 2, 2017

stephen miller has the advantage in this exchange w/ acosta of actually knowing what he's talking about

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) August 2, 2017

Miller critics pushed back.

Stephen Miller actually shouting at CNN reporter Jim Acosta right now.
This is by design.

— David Badash (@davidbadash) August 2, 2017

Dear Stephen Miller, American liberty has been made of immigrants! @Acosta

— Ksenija Pavlovic (@ksenijapavlovic) August 2, 2017

Well this thing is officially a blowout. Acosta with an easy dish to Sam who is wide open and slips a shot past the diving Miller. No bueno.

— Jackson Felts (@JacksonKJR) July 20, 2017

Others just thought it was entertaining.

Stephen Miller vs. Jim Acosta is the MMA fight we all need right now

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) August 2, 2017

Miller to @Acosta: "Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim —"

— Daniella Diaz (@DaniellaMicaela) August 2, 2017

I pick @Acosta over Stephen Miller for dodgeball any day

— Hannah (@MHDrake117) August 2, 2017

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