It’s starting to seem as though Jim Acosta is biased. His latest video report must truly be seen to be believed.

I found some steel slats down on the border. But I don’t see anything resembling a national emergency situation.. at least not in the McAllen TX area of the border where Trump will be today. pic.twitter.com/KRoLdszLUu — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 10, 2019

Of course, Acosta thought he was undermining Trump’s “national emergency” narrative by depicting a relatively peaceful scene along a section of steel slats in McAllen, Texas on Thursday. Were he not so blinded by his own bias and thirst for retweets, Acosta may have realized the “tranquil[ity]” he encountered actually kind of makes Trump’s point about the wall. But that’s asking a little too much.

Presumably, Jim, the counter-argument would be that you don't see "a national emergency situation" precisely because there's a wall of the sort that those you're criticizing want to extend. — Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) January 10, 2019

Expressing shock that there is no imminent threat as he walks along….a border wall. I think that’s the point, right? https://t.co/X0F3PQYdBu — Josh Holmes (@HolmesJosh) January 10, 2019

Er, you found a place where there is a barrier and all is quiet? Jim, do you know what point you're actually making here? https://t.co/YbZfYtyO5P — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 10, 2019

Imagine if a CNN reporter drove to a small town in western PA, whipped out his phone and said, "I found a white working class town, but I don't see any corpses of heroin addicts lying around in the streets…" https://t.co/g4D5Bjnvhx — John Daniel Davidson (@johnddavidson) January 10, 2019

the wall actually works, reports jim acosta https://t.co/drCJwOjES3 — Vince Coglianese (@TheDCVince) January 10, 2019

https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/1083425661585444864

I am *shocked* that a glib video, customized for re-tweets and filmed in broad daylight along one of the more secure parts of the RGV by a reporter who parachuted in for the day, did not reveal anything dramatic. https://t.co/TgPzMtU8pl — Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) January 10, 2019

Ever fueled by an aggressive self-awareness deficit, Acosta just couldn’t help but frame his 30-second video report as an indictment of Trump’s policy, making his self-own that much sweeter. The only disadvantage here is that we’re spilling another round of ink on Acosta, which is ultimately what the guy wants. What I want, on the other hand, is Burger King, so at least Acosta has that.