CNN’s White House journalist Kaitlan Collins was criticized by U.S. President Donald Trump during a recent media briefing in the Oval Office.
Trump’s criticism of the journalist and her network has now gone viral on social media, with many MAGA supporters taking pleasure in the exchange.
Collins questioned Trump on Russian President Vladimir Putin, which sparked a tense exchange between them.
The president is determined to try to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, which is why Trump recently spoke with Putin over the phone.
Trump has said time and again that Putin wants the war to stop and that he shares Trump’s desire for peace.
“I believe he wants peace,” Trump said in response to a query about whether Putin genuinely wants peace.
Even though I know President Putin very well, I think he wants peace based on our conversation yesterday.
I believe he would let me know if he didn’t because he wants to see peace.
“Do you trust President Putin?” Collins allegedly interrupted Trump as he was responding to this query.
This question went unanswered by Trump.
He retorted, “I know [Biden is] a friend of yours.”
This was followed by the president taking the time to criticize CNN.
For a long time, Trump has targeted CNN.
Throughout his first term in office, Trump frequently attacked the cable news network, even going so far as to label them “fake news.”
Trump rekindled his anger for the network Collins works for during their brief altercation.
CNN is friends with him.
Because of this, hardly one watches CNN anymore.
Because they lack credibility,” Trump stated, referring to CNN and former President Joe Biden.
Surprisingly, even her coworkers and seasoned reporters in the room took notice of Trump’s attack on Collins.
Many people laughed after he insulted her.
Following Collins’ inquiry, Trump also spent time criticizing the former president for starting the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Years ago, Biden ought to have taken this action. “This should never have happened,” Trump asserted.
The History of Kaitlan Collins and Trump
Because of her incisive inquiries, Collins also appeared to irritate Trump throughout his first administration.
Trump has a long history of animosity of CNN, which has led to some minor conflicts with Collins.
The president and Collins seem to have resumed their sparring much as they did when he returned to the White House for his second term.
Given that the president has only been in office for a month or so, this is actually not the first time that Trump has attacked Collins this year.
The two got into a fight following the DC aircraft disaster last month.
While Trump was responding to reporters’ queries over this tragedy, Collins got an opportunity to ask about Trump’s prior remarks.
Soon after the helicopter was reported to have collided with a commercial jet in midair, Trump implied that DEI employment methods were to blame.
Collins questioned him over these contentious remarks.
“Does hearing you blame DEI policies comfort [the victims’] family?” The president was asked by Collins.
Apparently, this question did not sit well with Trump.
“I don’t think that’s a very smart question,” he said.
“Coming from you, I’m surprised,” he said.
Collins and Trump Argue Over Tariffs
When President Trump was signing orders to have reciprocal tariffs, he and CNN’s Kaitlan Collins had another altercation in the Oval Office.
Additionally, this happened the same day that Trump attacked CNN and Collins.
According to Trump, these tariffs will guarantee that U.S. levies are comparable to those in other nations.
Collins inquired as soon as he signed these documents as to whether these tariffs will increase the cost of goods for average Americans.
According to numerous analysts, Trump’s proposed tariffs, especially the reciprocal ones, will raise prices for American people.
Due to these levies, the cost of even common grocery store items may increase.
Even Trump has said this will occur in earlier interviews.
The president has asserted that Americans will only experience this suffering for a brief period of time, though.
Collins exclaimed in the Oval Office, “Mr. President, if your tariffs cause prices to rise, you won the White House in part because of high inflation.”
Then Trump interrupted her abruptly, adding, “Pardon me.
Please, we haven’t asked you to talk yet.
In actuality, Trump ran on the economy.
During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump frequently criticized the previous government of former President Biden, accusing them of being responsible for the high cost of groceries.
According to numerous commentators, Trump’s victory over former Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election was solely due to the state of the economy.
These tariffs, according to some analysts, might only worsen the state of the American economy.
Before Collins could ask, “So Americans should prepare for some short-term pain?” Trump responded to a few questions from reporters once he was ready to field questions in this most recent confrontation.
Despite his prior statements, Trump disagreed with Collins’ perspective.
“No, you stated that.
It wasn’t me,” Trump claimed.
“We’ll see what occurs.
Nobody is truly certain of what will occur.
MAGA Follows Collins on X
Collins has been making waves on social media, particularly on X, the old name for Twitter, since his recent conflicts with Trump.
With Trump back in the White House, MAGA has had plenty of reasons to target Collins.
However, the CNN reporter’s interpretation of Trump’s mugshot has most recently been ridiculed by Trump-supporting social media users.
Collins recently discussed Trump hanging his mugshot in the Oval Office, which is a fascinating fact.
“Not only has there never been a US president with a mugshot, but I doubt that a mugshot has ever been displayed outside the Oval Office,” she stated.
Due to her remarks regarding Trump’s mugshot and her frequent arguments with the president on a number of topics, MAGA has attacked the reporter online.
People on X started implying that she was the “female Jim Acosta.”
It is also well known that Acosta and Trump did not get along well during the first term of the president.
The White House journalist at the time, Acosta, frequently asked Trump questions that the president didn’t like.
In retaliation, Trump attacked the reporter on several occasions and even attempted to cancel his press credentials.
It took a court to restore the journalist’s pass.
Acosta and his efforts during Trump’s first term were endorsed by many leftists.
Because of his ability to produce viral moments with the president, Acosta was even given his own CNN show.
Not long after Trump’s inauguration, Acosta was abruptly fired from CNN, which was quite surprising.
Collins has now come under fire from many MAGA supporters because Acosta was not present on a major news channel to challenge Trump.
Many Trump supporters have implied—and not in a flattering way—that Collins is in the White House press room only because she challenges Trump in a manner similar to that of Acosta.
The way she depicted Trump’s mug shot hanging near the Oval Office really irritated other MAGA members.
These supporters blasted Collins and advised her to put her attention on other matters rather than Trump’s mug image.
A Hot Moment From Collins to Leavitt
The president hasn’t been the only source of tension for Collins.
Additionally, she and Karoline Leavitt, the White House Press Secretary, recently got into a furious altercation.
After Collins questioned Leavitt about AP reporters’ exclusion from the Oval Office and other official functions, this interaction took place.
Recently, the Trump administration made history by forbidding the Associated Press from attending some White House events because the news outlet would not use the term “Gulf of America.”
Rather, they are opting to stick with “Gulf of Mexico” as an international publication.
The White House is allegedly retaliating against their First Amendment right to free expression after Trump’s administration retaliated against their position, according to the AP.
Collins questioned Leavitt about this, asking, “Which White House official decided to bar the AP reporter from the diplomatic reception room and the Oval Office last night?
Leavitt answered at once.
First of all, let me correct the record, Leavitt stated.
Being able to cover this White House is an honor.
Being the White House press secretary is a privilege, and no one has the authority to approach the President of the United States and pose questions.
That is an invitation that has been extended.
Collins didn’t seem to be happy with this response, even after Leavitt stated that an AP reporter was there in the briefing room but wasn’t asked a question.
“Isn’t it a form of retaliation?” Collins inquired.
“Is this creating a precedent that the White House will take action against reporters who don’t use the language you guys think is appropriate?”
In their subsequent back and forth, Collins questioned why this wasn’t a First Amendment issue.
Collins’ questioning of Leavitt in this manner was criticized by many MAGA supporters. Liberals supported the confrontation in the meantime.
