Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta rang in the New Year by taking a swipe at Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during Don Lemon’s New Year’s Eve party, despite the show’s “no politics” rule.
Acosta, who departed CNN in January 2025 after a reshuffling at the news network, appeared via a satellite link from Hawai’i on Lemon’s YouTube NYE bash. According to Mediaite, the former CNN Newsroom host told Lemon that he wanted to get “as far away” from Trump as he could while still staying in the U.S.
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