The exchange came during a news conference on the 2018 midterm elections, in which Trump called out numerous politicians for both parties who lost elections.
Acosta tweeted Wednesday night that he was denied access when he tried to enter the White House. He added in another tweet that he didn't "blame" the U.S. Secret Service agent who stopped him.
"I know he's just doing his job," Acosta wrote.
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders later issued a statement that said the reporter's "hard pass" was suspended as a result of his attempt to keep control of a microphone during Wednesday's news conference with the president.
She said Acosta put "his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern" during the session, a claim that doesn't appear to be supported by video of the incident.
The press secretary called Acosta's behavior "absolutely unacceptable."
"It is also completely disrespectful to the reporter’s colleagues not to allow them an opportunity to ask a question," Sanders stated.
CNN challenged Sanders' account and argued that the suspension of Acosta's credentials "was done in retaliation for his challenging questions at today's press conference."
"Press Secretary Sarah Sanders lied," the cable news network said of the explanation. "This unprecedented decision is a threat to our democracy and the country deserves better. Jim Acosta has our full support."
Speaking to CNN's Anderson Cooper on Wednesday night, Acosta said, "I never thought in this country that I wouldn’t be able to go cover the president of the United States simply because I was trying to ask a question."
The White House Correspondents’ Association said in a statement late Wednesday that it "strongly objects to the Trump Administration’s decision to use U.S. Secret Service security credentials as a tool to punish a reporter with whom it has a difficult relationship."
The group added, "We urge the White House to immediately reverse this weak and misguided action."
Earlier in the day, Trump called Acosta "a rude, terrible person" as he tried to ask the president a question.
The exchange came during a White House press conference on the 2018 midterm elections, in which Trump called out failed Republican candidates who didn't "embrace" him.
Trump began taking questions and called on Acosta, who tried to ask about the president's characterization of a migrant caravan of roughly 4,000 Central American immigrants who are walking through Mexico to claim asylum in the U.S.
Trump immediately interrupted Acosta as the journalist began to ask his question. "Here we go," Trump said to Acosta.
Acosta then challenged Trump's use of the word "invasion" to describe the caravan and asked the president if he thought he had demonized immigrants. Trump then said he wanted immigrants to "come in legally."
When the president tried to go to another journalist, Acosta declined to give up the microphone and asked about possible indictments by special counsel Robert Mueller based on the ongoing investigation into Trump's presidential campaign.
Trump told Acosta to "put down the mic" and a White House staffer tried to take the microphone from the CNN correspondent but he wouldn't give it up.
Acosta finally relinquished the mic and sat down, but Trump then began to verbally berate him from the lectern.
"CNN should be ashamed of itself having you working for them," Trump said. "You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn't be working for CNN."
Trump added that the way Acosta had treated Press Secretary Sarah Sanders was "awful."
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This is just a couple of the foul disgusting animals that lingers in our airways, They think they have the right to just stand up and demand their questions be answered without regard or respect to others in the room,, I find them both to be foul & nasty they both always bring up race ,, Any damn thing to get on the evening news ,,If I was Trump I say the hell with the media and give updates alone with Sara sanders on a Government network that is feasible to all Americans ,& ,I say the hell with the press it is not for the American people, It is for the left wing idiots and the liberal whacks ..,,,,
AND YOU CALL OUT THE PRESIDENT FOR CALLING YOU THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, HEY YOU ASS HOLES ITS NOT JUST HIM THAT THINKS THAT .""AND WE DON'T NEED HIM TO TELL US THIS, "WE CAN SEE IT WITH OUR OWN EYES.
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