Broadcastingcable.com reports CNN said late Wednesday that the White House had pulled senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass "until further notice." Acosta tweeted the news Wednesday. The move came after Acosta attacked the President with questions during a contentious post-election news conference, The president called Acosta a rude, terrible person and said CNN should not employ him. CNN said: "White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced in a statement that Acosta would be stripped of what's known as a 'hard pass,' which gives him access to the White House grounds."