CNN reporter Jim Acosta tweeted a message to President Donald Trump on Friday asking what his administration is doing to "keep Texans safe" from Hurricane Harvey.
Acosta's message—which came amid a typical morning series of tweets from Trump that included yet another shot at "fake news"—said it was not a good time to take shots at journalism as "millions will be relying on national and local news outlets to stay safe during hurricane."
Acosta did not tag Trump in his tweet about keeping Texans safe, so it was unclear how he intended to get a response from the administration, or whether he also tried to get an answer through an email or phone call.
Not a good time to take shots at "fake news." Millions will be relying on national and local news outlets to stay safe during hurricane.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 25, 2017
Good morning Mr. President... what is your administration doing about the hurricane to keep Texans safe?
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 25, 2017
Trump retweeted a photo Thursday night of Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott saying he had spoken on the phone with Trump and the heads of Homeland Security and FEMA to prepare for the hurricane, which is forecast to be a category-3 when it makes landfall.
Spoke with Pres. Trump & heads of Homeland Security & FEMA. They're helping Texas respond to #HurricaneHarvey. pic.twitter.com/dr0rig9DNK
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 24, 2017
Trump tweeted shortly before noon Friday that he had spoken with Govs. John Bel Edwards (Louisiana) and Abbott and was ready to "assist as needed."
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Acosta has risen to national prominence because of his interactions with the White House; he angrily called for the return of cameras to the White House briefing room, read out a poem from the Statue of Liberty to White House policy adviser Stephen Miller, and he and Trump had a spat last week where the latter called him "fake news."
Acosta, CNN's senior White House correspondent, tweeted his annoyance Thursday that his network did not get called on during that day's briefing, saying the White House was "back to playing games."