\u00ab\u00a0And people need to stay pissed off right now because this country is not going to change if you’re complacent,\u00a0\u00bb the journalist says.<\/b>
\nIndependent journalist Jim Acosta slammed Donald Trump and his administration over the arrest of Don Lemon, saying the president is only targeting Don Lemon because of his race.
\u201cI\u2019ll say it right now \u2026 Trump likes to f\u2014k with Don because Don is Black! And we just need to say that too,\u201d Acosta said Friday during a special episode of his \u201cThe Jim Acosta Show.\u201d \u201cTrump is racist and he\u2019s always attacked Don in racially loaded ways, calls him stupid and things like that. And it\u2019s disgraceful! It\u2019s disgusting!\u201d
Acosta\u2019s remarks come after federal agents apprehended Lemon in Los Angeles on Thursday, his attorney said in a statement, nearly two weeks after the journalist covered an anti\u2011ICE protest at a St. Paul, Minnesota, church that disrupted a service and prompted legal action by federal authorities.
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According to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Lemon will be charged with two federal statutes, one that protects against those trying to impede someone from practicing their constitutional rights and another under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which in part prevents one from interfering with someone\u2019s First Amendment right of religious freedom.
Jumping in, Acosta\u2019s guest Michael Fanone said not only is Trump \u201cracist,\u201d but so is his entire administration as well as its political goals and policies.
\u201cI mean, the administration is racist. The entire administration, the MAGA agenda, their political agenda and their cultural agenda are racist,\u201d Fanone said. \u201cI mean, we\u2019ve seen that play out in almost every aspect of this administration. So, yeah, I mean \u2026 It just \u2026 pisses me the f\u2014k off.\u201d
\u201cAnd people need to stay pissed off right now because this country is not gonna change if you\u2019re complacent and you just hold back and you say, well, what can I do?\u201d Acosta replied, adding that he feels people should come to Lemon\u2019s defense by protesting his arrest.
\u201cEverybody needs take to the streets,\u201d Acosta added. \u201cEverybody needs get online, get on social media, talk about how they support Don, how they\u2019re gonna stand up for Don.\u201d<\/p>\n