Trump Comments on Jim Acosta Day After Exchange, Says CNN Reporter ‘Unprofessional’

A White House staff member steps in to try to take the microphone away from CNN's Jim Acosta as he questions U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference following Tuesday's midterm U.S. congressional elections at the White House in Washington, U.S., Nov. 7, 2018. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

President Donald Trump commented on CNN reporter Jim Acosta, who broached White House etiquette on Nov. 8, when he refused to give up a microphone after asking four questions and touching a female White House intern.

Taking questions on Friday before traveling to France, Trump said Acosta is “a very unprofessional man.”