CBS Helps Jim Acosta Paint Himself in Heroic Hues, Endangered by Trump's Taunts

In addition to his interview on his own network's Reliable Sources, CNN reporter Jim Acosta drew a pretty supportive profile on CBS's Sunday Morning. Substitute host Mo Rocca began: "Whether White House officials like it or not, Jim Acosta of CNN is always ready to ask the next question."

Really? Does he ask questions? Often, he just makes angry statements. Reporter Chip Reid set the scene. "The white house briefing room as battleground." Acosta told Sarah Sanders "You're saying something that's just patently untrue." Then Reid said "And often it's the press versus the president."

In the entire piece, Reid never asked whether these same battle-hungry reporters acted this way around President Obama. That would be ludicrous, but it's part of the bigger picture of the media's liberal bias.

Reid touted "Jim Acosta, chief White House correspondent for CNN, has had his fair share of heated exchanges," and noted the White House briefly revoked Acosta's press pass. "Whether he's a villain, a hero or something in between, Jim Acosta is not about to take a backseat in the briefing room." This was Reid's tough question: