CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta on Thursday called out President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE's repeated attacks against the press, asking what life would be like if the U.S. government was the only "trusted" news source.

"Imagine what life would be like if the only 'trusted' news source is the government, mandating what’s reported and controlling what appears in internet search engine results," Acosta tweeted.

"I’ve visited places like that. They are not the United States of America."

Imagine what life would be like if the only “trusted” news source is the government, mandating what’s reported and controlling what appears in internet search engine results. I’ve visited places like that. They are not the United States of America. — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 30, 2018

His tweet came as Trump continues to rail against the press for its reporting on his administration.

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In a tweet earlier Thursday morning, Trump accused the media of not caring about the truth.

“I just cannot state strongly enough how totally dishonest much of the Media is. Truth doesn’t matter to them, they only have their hatred & agenda,” he said.