CNN’s Jim Acosta tried to ignore damning illegal alien crime statistics during an interview with Trump campaign adviser Corey Lewandowski this week by interrupting him and taking issue with how he pronounced the name of Vice President Kamala Harris.

The exchange took place on CNN’s “Newsroom” on Wednesday as Lewandowski highlighted recent statistics released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that showed hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens who have been convicted of crimes roaming America’s streets.

“Corey, can you say that Haitian migrants are not eating pets in Springfield?” Acosta asked.

Lewandowski responded: “You know what I can say, Jim? I can say that 13,099 murderers were let into this country, 16,000 rapists, 425,000 people in the last four years have been let into this country by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden’s own Customs and Border Protection that are running around this country.”

Acosta said, “The other thing, too, it’s Kamala Harris. I don’t know. Is there — why do you guys say ‘Kamala’? That is, it’s Kamala Harris. I just–”

Lewandowski said, “Jim, we know that they’re committing crimes against Americans. Why can’t these individuals talk about the individuals who’ve been killed by illegal immigrants? 13,099 murderers were let into this country by this administration’s own accounting, and you guys don’t want to talk about it.”

Acosta continued to deflect from Lewandowski’s points by pestering him with questions about how he pronounced Harris’ name.

“Jim, can you say 13,000 murderers are coming into the country?” Lewandowski asked.

“Yeah, well, Corey, you know, I appreciate you coming on,” Acosta said before ending the segment.

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Trump Senior Adviser @CLewandowski_: “You know what I can say, Jim, I can say that 13,099 murderers were let into this country, 16,000 rapists… that are running around this country, Jim.”

Jim Acosta: Why are you mispronouncing Kamala’s name? pic.twitter.com/6CkVtsNZz0

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 2, 2024

Florida Rep. Byron Donalds (R) on Tuesday rebuffed Left-wing commentator and lawyer Angela Rye during an appearance on popular New York City radio show “The Breakfast Club.”

Co-host Charlamagne tha God and Rye both insisted that Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrat’s presidential nominee, has nothing to do with the struggling economy. Rye, in particular, suggested Donalds was lying about his explanation, which was factually true.

“I would argue we’re not really thriving right now,” Donalds said of the current economic climate. “This inflation, which by the way was brought to us by Kamala Harris, has really slowed people down from being able to excel.”

“By Kamala?” Charlamagne questioned Donalds. “She’s vice president. There’s still a president.”

“Oh, Charlamagne,” Donalds responded, before explaining that Harris cast the tie-breaking vote on the near-2 trillion dollar “American Rescue Plan.” “She broke the tie that started this inflation that has hurt so many people in our country,” the representative said.

Rye interjected to suggest Donalds wasn’t being honest, quietly uttering that his statement is “not true.”

“You sure you want to go there?” Donalds asked Rye, before pulling out a stack of notes from his jacket pocket.

“He got notes!” Charlamagne, giving off a laugh, told Rye.

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Donalds told Rye that economic minds, including Larry Summers, a financial advisor to former President Barack Obama, warned that the legislation would create massive inflation. Donalds noted that he knew this, too, and therefore voted against the bill.

Donalds reiterated how wages adjusted for inflation were higher under Trump, and said Harris “broke the economy” and shouldn’t be hired again to try to fix what she broke.

Rye struggled to address Donalds’ arguments and replied, “I’m not going to do this, this morning.”

Donalds posted the clip to X this week, captioning the post: “On Mar 4, 2021, Kamala cast the TIE-BREAKING vote on the $1.9T American Rescue Plan. Democrat economists warned her it would cause inflation. And it did.”

“It caused 20+% inflation. It created a cost-of-living crisis. It crushed hardworking Americans,” he added. “Kamala broke our economy.”

On Mar 4, 2021, Kamala cast the TIE-BREAKING vote on the $1.9T American Rescue Plan.

Democrat economists warned her it would cause inflation.

And it did..

It caused 20+% inflation.
It created a cost-of-living crisis.
It crushed hardworking Americans.

Kamala broke our economy. pic.twitter.com/Zhu5QKLUNo

— Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) October 1, 2024

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