CNN’s Jim Acosta Claims That The GOP Has Now Become a ‘National Emergency’ Over Censure of Cheney and Kinzinger

It appears that every weekend, CNN’s Jim Acosta attempts to outdo himself with outrageous hyperbole and today was no different.

In a clip, Acosta weighed in on the recent censure of Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, and citing the wording of the resolution, claimed that the GOP has now become a “National emergency.”

“The RNC resolution describes the attack as ‘legitimate political discourse.’ There was nothing legitimate about it,” Acosta explained while sharing some of the more slanted clips from Jan. 6.

Acosta then declared, “This is way worse than a violation of Reagan’s 11th commandment, thou shall not speak ill of a fellow Republican. This is a national embarrassment.”

Then, unironically, Acosta continued, “If one of the nation’s two major parties is actually embracing political violence now as legitimate discourse, we owe it to one another to tell the truth.”

“This is a national emergency, the Republican party (has) now become a national emergency. The party has chosen its course,” Acosta claimed.

Acosta concluded his rant by suggesting “It will not be Ronald Reagan, forget win one for the Gipper. It looks like they’re going with democracy’s Jack the Ripper.”

.@Acosta calls GOP a national emergency, “This is a national embarrassment if one of the two parties is embracing violence as legitimate discourse, we owe it to one another to tell the truth. This is a national emergency. The Republican Party has now become a national emergency.” pic.twitter.com/yb1IMXjwPW

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 5, 2022

On his show, Acosta interviewed Reagan’s liberal-leaning son, Ron Reagan, which would explain why he referenced the late president.

Nobody knows how Reagan would feel about the Republican party currently, although even though Ron Reagan is his son, he obviously is a bit biased on the matter.

Ron Reagan told Acosta that he thinks his dad would be “disappointed” and “ashamed” of what the Republican party has become.

Ron Reagan, son of the former president, joined us to talk about how his father would be ashamed of what his party has become. pic.twitter.com/b0XDBzIlA7

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 5, 2022

Of course, many would argue that the Republican party perhaps could have gone in a different direction in 2008 when John McCain was the presidential candidate with Sarah Palin as his running mate.

Even in 2012, there was another opportunity to have “moderate” politicians in office, with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan on the ticket.

Both times, however, the country elected Barack Obama and Joe Biden so it really should be no surprise to those on the left that the party then moved in a different direction with Donald Trump.