Former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta: ‘American politics is the Wild
 West. Donald Trump is an extremist
 president’

Acosta talks to Aoife Rooney about his White House ban by Trump, the dangers for American democracy, his hope to explore his Irish roots and relishing going out on his own

Former CNN chief Washington correspondent Jim Acosta

Not many of us can consider entering into a verbal sparring match with Donald Trump a normal part of their working day, but for former CNN chief Washington correspondent Jim Acosta, it was just another day at the office.

Acosta was a CNN correspondent for over two decades up until this January, when he announced his abrupt departure. He has since pivoted towards emerging media platforms, and in the months since leaving CNN, has amassed 315,000 subscri

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