Acosta is the first big name to exit CNN in the changes being implemented by CEO Mark Thompson. Thompson last week also told staff that the company intends to lay off a couple hundred employees in a pivot to digital, with a new streaming service in the works.

After weeks of rumors, anchor Jim Acosta confirmed his departure from CNN live on-air on Tuesday, January 28 with a strong message. “Don’t give into the lies,” he warned as he departed the network during the second week of President Donald Trump‘s second term.

The network is moving Wolf Blitzer, a well-known CNN anchor, into his time slot, along with a co-anchor, Pamela Brown. Mr. Acosta’s show is third place in his time slot for total viewers, behind both MSNBC and Fox News, though he has outperformed his MSNBC competitor in the key demographic for advertisers.