President: Acosta video not doctored

Associated Press

NEW YORK

Before hopping on a plane to Paris on Friday, President Donald Trump insulted some more reporters, threatened that others may have their White House credentials pulled like CNN’s Jim Acosta and disputed reports that his press secretary spread a doctored video of Acosta’s encounter with a White House intern.

During a brief media availability outside the White House, the president gave more fodder to fans who enjoy watching him scrap with journalists.

Trump said “nobody manipulated” a video distributed by White House press secretary Sarah Sanders that showed Acosta resisting an intern’s attempt to take a microphone from him during a news conference Wednesday. A video expert had told The Associated Press that the video appeared doctored to speed up Acosta’s arm movement and make his gesture more threatening; the White House used that encounter to justify pulling Acosta’s credentials.