CNN Blasts Trump as the White House’s Least Reliable Source
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CNN correspondents fired back after President Donald Trump used the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to target and criticize one of the network’s star reporters.
During the rescheduled Friday event, which was intended to celebrate press freedom, Trump drew immediate backlash when he mocked https://www.thedailybeast.com/triggered-trump-launches-vile-attack-on-kaitlan-collins/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/triggered-trump-launches-vile-attack-on-kaitlan-collins/">CNN’s Kaitlan Collins just 10 minutes into his speech.
“That was an appalling hit at our colleague Kaitlan Collins,” https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/24/politics/live-news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump" rel="" target="_self" title="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/24/politics/live-news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump">said CNN’s Betsy Klein.
Within minutes, Chief Media Analyst Brian Stelter noted that Collins’ spokesperson had already issued a response. “And the fact that CNN had a statement supporting Kaitlan ready to go... in advance... tells you everything about this media moment,” he wrote.
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