Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci cautioned supporters of President Donald Trump against heckling a CNN reporter, saying “the free press needs to be protected.”
His comments came in a Tuesday night tweet.
“This isn’t our best,” Scaramucci said. “It’s not who we are. I don’t always agree and am often upset with journalists, but we are flashing warning lights now that we shouldn’t be flashing. The free press needs to be protected as well as their opinions. That’s why that Amendment was First.”
Scaramucci’s remarks follow the heckling of CNN reporter Jim Acosta by Trump supporters in Tampa, Florida, where the president spoke on Tuesday.
The group chanted: “CNN sucks’ and “fake news” while Acosta spoke with colleague Wolf Blitzer, according to The Washington Times.
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