White House press Sarah Sanders on Thursday defended the suspension of Acosta's credentials following tense exchange earlier when Acosta refused to yield the microphone to White House during press conference with the president... In response to Sanders tweeted,..…

For Fox, Sanders was accused of sharing an allegedly  “‘doctored’” video of a neutrally-identified “interaction.” . For the Washington Post, the White House “shares doctored video” — no accusation, no scare quotes.   . ..…

In other news, yesterday CNN’s Jim Acosta was banned from the White House for doing his job, and today Sarah “Mouth of Sauron” Sanders released a doctored video that purported to show Acosta being aggressive with a woman intern who was attempting to take a microphone away from him..…

(The politics of playground fancy also took another turn, with Acosta’s accreditation subsequently suspended “until further notice” by White House press secretary Sarah Sanders.) . ..…