It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant,’ Acosta said as he signed off on Tuesday. ‘Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to the fear.’

Acosta, who frequently clashed with Trump in his first term, is leaving CNN after being stripped of his morning show and offered a midnight program in its place.

Jim Acosta, the acerbic CNN anchor who rose to prominence by sparring with President Donald Trump during his first administration, is reportedly planning to leave the network after he was offered a midnight slot in the cable news giant’s lineup.