DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Republican Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett accused CNN’s Jim Acosta on Wednesday of being unable to cope with President Donald Trump’s November election victory following nearly nine minutes of queries regarding Trump’s decision to pardon Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters.
Trump signed an executive order on Monday granting “full, complete and unconditional pardons” to an estimated 1,500 Jan. 6 protesters. On CNN’s “Newsroom With Jim Acosta,” the host pushed Burchett to condemn Trump’s move, but the representative declined to do so and instead criticized the CNN anchor for fixating on the president and Jan. 6.
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“This is a political world, Jim. And I don’t remember you all on CNN condemning [former President] Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of murderers and child molesters, which he did,” Burchett…
