Jim Acosta, a legend in his own mind for shouting impertinent questions at President Donald Trump and Press Secretary Sarah Sanders at inappropriate times while insisting that he "won't be shushed" or "be the wallflower," interviewed Congressman Ruben Gallego Monday on CNN's Situation Room about his position on and the wisdom of calls by many Democrats, including three U.S. senators, to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.

After the Arizona Democrat twice dodged his questions, Acosta, the self-described tough guy, groveled: "I have to ask, I have to pressure you on this, and forgive me, congressman."

Gallego and many other Democrats interviewed in recent days have failed to directly answer point-blank questions about whether they, their party, and key colleagues in their party support or oppose abolishing ICE, and about whether advocating ICE's abolition is a winning midterm electoral strategy.

In the video segment below, after Acosta's first question, Gallego, apparently pretending to speak for fellow Democrats who have said exactly the opposite, claimed that "We don’t want to abolish ICE," saying that he and other party members only want to "make sure it’s doing the job properly."

Acosta then asked a more direct question about whether advocating ICE's abolition "is a bad idea." Gallego again denied that "most Democrats want this" — which, while probably true, does not represent the views of prominent Democrats and activists who have been recently been making the most noise. He insisted that Democrats are only interested in "restructuring" the agency and "holding (it) accountable." The congressman then brazenly mischaracterized the agency's deportation efforts, which remain focused "on individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security."

After Gallego's second dodge, Acosta become a pathetic lapdog, begging the Democratic congressman's forgiveness for trying to do his job:

"But I have to ask, I have to pressure you on this, and forgive me, congressman ..."

During the segment, CNN's chyron ("DEMS DEMAND CHANGES AT IMMIGRATION AGENCY") falsely portrayed what protesters spent the past weekend demanding in cities across the U.S., i.e., ICE's abolition, not "changes" at the agency.

After three dodges by Gallego, Acosta meekly ended the interview:

"Congressman Ruben Gallego, we appreciate your time. Thank you very much for joining us."

That's our Jim. He's just as tough on Dems as he is on Republicans and conservatives. Just ask him. (That's sarcasm, folks.)

Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.

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