“I want to take a moment to talk about something President [Joe] Biden said during his farewell address,” the CNN anchor told his viewers.
“He warned the free press is crumbling in this country. I would add, that’s only if we, the people, let that happen,” he continued. “Journalists exist to seek the truth, to tell people’s stories, to lift up voices that may not be heard otherwise, to shine a light on injustice and to hold the powerful accountable.”
“We are not the enemy of the people. We are the defenders of the people. Walter Cronkite once said, ‘Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy. It is democracy,'” Acosta preached.
