Overview
- Jim Acosta joked on The Contrarian podcast that Ivana Trump was buried “by the first hole or the second tee” at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey while criticizing the administration’s immigration policy.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital that “Jim Acosta is a disgraceful human being” in response to the remarks.
- Ivana Trump, who died in 2022 from a fall down the stairs, was an immigrant from Czechoslovakia, mother to Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric, and is interred at the Bedminster golf course.
- Acosta left CNN in January after an 18-year tenure and now hosts The Jim Acosta Show on Substack and YouTube, where he continues his critique of President Trump.
- The comments have drawn fresh attention to immigration enforcement as ICE raids in Los Angeles have triggered protests and political divisions.