The CNN host is pointing to the strangest part about Donald Trump’s televised attacks against her, which came unprovoked as he slammed her for ‘not smiling’ around him
Kaitlan Collins notes strangest part of Trump attacks(Image: CNN)
CNN personality Kaitlan Collins recently pointed out the strangest part of President Trump’s latest press room attacks against her.
The rant seemed to be provoked by Trump’s apparent rage over the fact that she’s not always smiling in his presence. In his first White House press conference in a week, the 79-year-old president unleashed his rage onto CNN‘s Collins, 34, when he was asked a question by another reporter.
The initial question was about his $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, which his administration initiated to provide financial compensation to his supporters who took part in the January 6 riots at the Capitol. Afterwards, another CNN reporter slammed Trump as ‘disgusting’ for his comments to Collins.
The fund’s future remains unclear, with some Republicans even slamming the idea. During the press conference, Trump remained vague about the fate of the anti-weaponization fund.
Before revealing the clip, which included the attacks, Collins pointed out that the strangest part of the attacks was that they began before she even spoke.
“Just to note, as you’re about to listen to this, this first exchange actually occurred before I had yet to ask the president a question,” she said.
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Trump slammed Collins for ‘never smiling’ around him
Then, CNN played back the clip of the outburst from Trump during the press conference.
After being asked about the anti-weaponization fund by another reporter, Trump praised the fund before slamming CNN and Collins, who had yet to even speak.
“CNN…they’re crooked as hell. CNN is a very corrupt organization, with a corrupt reporter standing right there,” he said, unprovoked. “She never smiles. A young beautiful woman, she never smiles. I never see a smile off her face. I see her standing there with hatred in her eyes.”
He continued, “Like, she has hatred ‘cause we have borders. Because we have a strong military. Because we cut our taxes. Because we do things that everybody wanted. And then we win our election in a massive landslide. We win 87% of the counties in this country. Nobody’s ever heard of a thing like that. And that’s because we’re doing the right job. So, the reporters should be happy, they shouldn’t be unhappy.”
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Trump labeled Collins as corrupt
Then, Kaitlan Collins asked once again whether or not the 1.8 billion dollar DOJ fund is dead or still existent.
“Uhhhh, I’d have to ask the lawyers. I don’t know,” he responded.
He then called the fund a ‘beautiful thing.’
“People like you have abused our people so badly. The fake news, like CNN, like the New York Times, like others,” he continued to rant.
Then, Collins cut in, saying, “Well, Republicans were critical of it.” Trump dismissed her, saying, “Wait a minute. Be quiet.”
The attack came after Collins visited Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen(Image: Bravo)
“You should be ashamed of yourself, you used to be a conservative. She was a conservative from Alabama, can you believe it?” Collins let out a laugh, saying, “I’m still from Alabama, sir.”
He spoke over her, continuing his attack, stating, “CNN in particular does such false reporting. But now they have new ownership, so maybe it’ll straighten out. I doubt it. It’s hard to straighten garbage out.”
Trump’s brutal tirade came just one day after Collins made an appearance on a June 2 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. During her visit, a fan asked about the closest she has come to breaking her composure while reporting on Trump. Collins said that she is typically forced to “bite her tongue or squeeze her pen really hard” to avoid laughter or a reaction during intense interviews with the president.
This adds to a long list of attacks against reporters from the president, including conservative networks like Fox News.
