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Deplatformed right-wing commentator Alex Jones is calling on his supporters to sign a petition to the White House, which seeks to give him credentials and a seat next to CNN reporter Jim Acosta.<\/p>\n
Jones, whose media outlet Infowars was kicked off all major social media platforms this summer, may have a comeback as a White House correspondent. At least that seems to be the goal of an online petition on the \u201cWe the People\u201d section of the White House site, which Infowars has reported<\/a> on twice<\/a> so far.<\/p>\n The petition<\/a> was submitted on November 17 and says: \u201cLet Alex Jones have press credentials and a permanent seat next to Jim Acosta!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Acosta, who is famous for his aggressive style of questioning US President Donald Trump and officials of his cabinet, had his credentials suspended earlier this month, but a judge ordered him reinstated. The White House complied, but simultaneously ordered a code of conduct for journalists mandating one question at a time in apparent attempt to prevent verbal barrages from the journalist.<\/p>\n The White House online petition section first appeared seven years ago during the Obama administration. An official response is expected if in 30 days a proposition scores 100,000 signatures. As of the time of writing, the idea to sit Jones next to Acosta had about 43,000 supporters.<\/p>\n Reacting to petitions, however, is not legally required. There are 22 petitions<\/a> qualified for an official response remaining unanswered, including one asking Trump to resign from office and another one declaring billionaire and political activist George Soros a terrorist. A freedom of speech-related petition asking for a law that would disallow banning users from social platforms created in late August has 127,430 signatures.<\/p>\n
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