Jim Acosta announces he’s leaving CNN

 

CNN anchor Jim Acosta, who rose to acclaim as a hard-charging reporter who frequently clashed with members of the first Trump administration, said Tuesday that he will be leaving the network he has worked at since 2007.

Acosta decided to depart the network after declining an offer from chief executive Mark Thompson to move his 10 a.m. show to midnight Eastern time, an offer that did not appeal to him, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly.

“I am grateful to CNN for the nearly 18 years I’ve spent here doing the news,” he said. “… I want to thank all of you for tuning in. It has been an honor to be welcomed into your home for all these years.”