Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy said Sunday that he believes CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta has gone "way over the line" in some of his questions to President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, but that the White House overstepped by revoking his press pass.

"I do believe it was overreach by the White House in suspending his credentials on the basis of that," Ruddy, who runs the conservative news site and is friends with the president, said on CNN's "Reliable Sources."

"I think there was a lot of other intermediate steps they could have taken, they should have taken before that, and as a press organization I do not support suspending CNN’s White House access," Ruddy added.

.@ChrisRuddyNMX, Trump's friend and the CEO of Newsmax Media, thinks reporters like Jim Acosta ask questions that are "way over the line." But as a press organization, he does "not support suspending CNN’s White House access" pic.twitter.com/PZgdFBJKxV — Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) November 18, 2018

The Newsmax CEO went on to credit Trump for being accessible to reporters and taking questions during events in the Oval Office and as he prepares to depart the White House for various trips.

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A federal judge on Friday ruled that the White House had to restore Acosta's press pass after the White House took it away following a contentious press conference with Trump.

The White House has said there must be "decorum" at press events, and Trump said on "Fox News Sunday" that the administration will write up rules for conduct at future gatherings.

The president regularly derides the press as "fake news" and "enemies of the people." He has in recent weeks demeaned Acosta as a "rude, terrible person," accused a PBS reporter of asking a racist question, and admonished a CNN reporter for asking a "stupid question."