He told viewers his decision to “move on” came after CNN offered him an “alternative time slot.” CNN announced sweeping programming changes last week, none of which includ

Jim Acosta joined CNN in 2007. As mentioned above, in his early years with the network, he appeared as anchor of weekend political show Ballot Bowl and as a correspondent for American Morning. He also covered the 2008 presidential campaigns of both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton while establishing his name at the network.

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.