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Jim Acosta Absent from New CNN Program Schedule

On Thursday, the newly-announced program lineup for CNN noticeably did not include at least one prominent figure on the network: Anchor Jim Acosta.

As Fox News reports, the 10 AM slot previously occupied by Acosta’s show is now being replaced with “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown.” While CNN has changed its scheduling several times in the last few years, this marks the first time that Acosta’s name has not been included.

“We are in active discussions with Jim about a new time slot and will have more information to share soon,” a CNN spokesman said in a statement.

Elsewhere in the lineup, Jake Tapper has been moved to a two-hour show from 5-7 PM. The primetime lineup from 8-11 PM remains unchanged, headlined by Anderson Cooper, Kaitlan Collins, and Abby Phillip, respectively.

Last week, it was first reported that Acosta may have been moved from his one-hour weekly show to a two-hour show that airs at midnight, in a move apparently pitched by CNN CEO Mark Thompson.

“Acosta is a talented broadcaster who could handle any slot on the network,” an anonymous CNN staffer said to Fox. “The midnight thing is shocking, but it is what it is.”

Acosta gained notoriety as CNN’s White House Correspondent during the first Trump Administration. He repeatedly asked loaded, combative questions of President Trump, with tensions peaking during a briefing where Acosta got into a brief physical confrontation with a female White House intern. Acosta’s White House press credentials were briefly revoked following the incident.

CNN’s lineup change comes shortly after an announcement that the network plans to lay off at least 6% of its workforce, which will result in hundreds of jobs being slashed.

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About Eric Lendrum

Eric Lendrum graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was the Secretary of the College Republicans and the founding chairman of the school’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter. He has interned for Young America’s Foundation, the Heritage Foundation, and the White House, and has worked for numerous campaigns including the 2018 re-election of Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22). He is currently a co-host of The Right Take podcast.

Photo: US President Donald Trump (R) gets into a heated exchange with CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta (C) as NBC correspondent Peter Alexander (L) looks on during a post-election press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on November 7, 2018. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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