Trump Supporters at Tampa Rally Heckle CNN's Jim Acosta, Escalating Feud Between White House and Media

When the owner of a Virginia restaurant asked the White House press secretary to leave out of dismay over the administration’s policies, the civility refs threw a blizzard of flags onto the field. The refrain was that, no matter how deeply felt our political differences may be, keeping the litigation of those differences civil is essential to preventing our political life from spiraling into dysfunction.

Anthony Scaramucci, the one-time White House communications director for President Donald Trump, went to bat for CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, after a hostile crowd confronted Acosta at a Trump rally on Tuesday.