{"id":239,"date":"2018-11-08T15:59:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T19:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.febrilux.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2018-11-08T17:34:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T21:34:12","slug":"gentle-caress-or-beatdown-debate-over-acosta-video-divides-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.febrilux.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/08\/gentle-caress-or-beatdown-debate-over-acosta-video-divides-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Gentle Caress or Beatdown? Debate Over Acosta Video Divides Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People just can&#8217;t seem to agree on the latest viral illusion to hit the internet!<\/p>\n<p>In much the same fashion as &#8220;The Dress&#8221; and Yanny\/Laurel, the video of Jim Acosta&#8217;s interaction with a White House intern during a news conference yesterday has viewers in a frenzy, with some seeing a benign brush of the arm, and others seeing an all-out physical assault.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Trump asks a determined Acosta to stop speaking, prompting the intern to retrieve the microphone. Jim refused to give it up, and what followed has sparked debate across the web!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video, and some of the controversy, below! What do you see? ?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m8rXqqLPbo4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He did nothing wrong tho, when she grabbed it he lightly touched her, the fact he is no longer allowed in the White House as a result of this is mad. He was doing his job, asking the president questions.<\/p>&mdash; Jordan (@TheJklay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJklay\/status\/1060586906419896320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">She grabbed a microphone, that she is supposed to be in control of, he has no right to forcefully maintain procession of.  We are screwed as a nation that we cannot even watch the same video and reach at least similar conclusions about it<\/p>&mdash; Nash (@nash10639) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nash10639\/status\/1060586231841611776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TLatte_\/status\/1060595265743347713\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TLatte_\/status\/1060595265743347713<\/a>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">She&#39;s doing her job, the mic is in his right hand, why did his left hand karate chop her arm down? No class Costa just wanted to keep talking. So disrespectful of a man ew<\/p>&mdash; Salo Ola (@NaturallySalome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaturallySalome\/status\/1060610394530541568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HalophilaOvalis\/status\/1060535883047297024\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/HalophilaOvalis\/status\/1060535883047297024<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>People just can&#8217;t seem to agree on the latest viral illusion to hit the internet! In much the same fashion as &#8220;The Dress&#8221; and Yanny\/Laurel, <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/news.febrilux.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/08\/gentle-caress-or-beatdown-debate-over-acosta-video-divides-internet\/\" title=\"Gentle Caress or Beatdown? 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