Jim Acosta

[Benton]

(11-12-2018, 04:12 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: For everyone, be honest, don't look it up.
What was this WH Press Conference supposed to be about?
What was Jim Acosta's original "question" about? Did he have a follow-up Question? What was it if he did?
Are they related to what the Press Conference was about?

Generally, that doesn't matter.

It's fairly common — especially for people who are difficult to get an audience with — for press conferences to be used as a way to get questions answered that aren't generally what the conference is about. Generally, out of respect, media members with questions not pertaining to the meeting wait until towards the end. You don't always expect it to get answered, but that's your opportunity to ask it.

I work in a community with two prisons. Corrections worker pay is a big deal here. Whenever the governor is in the area — usually for a ground breaking or some other type of event — I always ask him if he plans any more initiatives to increase their pay (which Bevin has been supportive of). It's generally unrelated to what he's speaking on, but he always answers the questions. If was asking something more controversial, he might ask to keep it "on topic" as I've seen him do before.