CNN's Jim Acosta describes the bizarre scene as he was heckled and asked for selfies at Trump's fiery rally

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• CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta was heckled at a campaign rally in West Columbia, South Carolina.
• President Donald Trump's supporters whipped each other up "into a frenzy" and began shouting at Acosta and CNN crew members.
• But some members of the crowd reportedly asked Acosta for autographs and selfies.
• After an elderly Trump supporter was in need of a chair at the rally, Acosta gave up his seat to the woman: "You're a good man. Your mama raised you right," the woman's son reportedly said to Acosta.

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As President Donald Trump made his way to a campaign rally in West Columbia, South Carolina, CNN Chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta said he found himself in a "twilight zone" as he was targeted with boos and jeers from people who attended the event.

"When I was at this rally tonight, people were coming up to me and saying 'why are you mean to President Trump, why are mean to Sarah Sanders?'" Acosta told CNN anchor Don Lemon on Monday night.

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