Acosta came under fire recently after explaining what it's like to cover the Trump administration and the president's habit of calling certain networks "fake news" in an interview with Variety.
"The problem is that people around the country don't know it's an act. They're not in on the act and they take what [Trump] says very seriously," he said. "They take attacks from Sean Spicer and Sarah Sanders, and what they do to us on a daily basis, very seriously."
"They don't have all their faculties and in some cases their elevator might not hit all floors," he added.
In the wake of backlash, Acosta backtracked in a statement on Twitter, writing, "Regarding my interview with Variety, my comments have been twisted by some outlets. As you can plainly see, I'm not referring to Trump supporters. I am talking about people who threaten journalists."
He went on to share his subsequent remarks, in which he addressed his concern "that a journalist is going to be hurt one of these days" due to the "rhetoric coming from the President of the United States."
Nonetheless, many still took offense with Acosta's comments, and former White House press secretary Sean Spicer even called him out on Fox News.
"For Jim not to understand that, and for him to continue to dismiss - and quite frankly make fun of and ridicule - people around this country is really sad," he said on "Fox & Friends."
Comment: Maybe Acosta ought to look into the lack of his own intelligence after making those comments.