President Trump slammed CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins’ serious disposition while taking questions in the Oval Office on Tuesday, calling her the network’s “worst reporter” who never smiles.
“CNN has no ratings because of people like you,” he told Collins, who had asked a series of questions about the Epstein files release. “You know, she’s a young woman. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile.”
“I’ve known you for 10 years. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a smile, because you know you’re not telling the truth and you’re you’re a very dishonest organization and they should be ashamed of you,” he added.
Collins attempted to respond, muttering that she was “talking about survivors of a sexual abusers” — implying it wouldn’t be appropriate to look happy.
The exchange came after Collins said some of sex offender’s victims were upset with the Justice Department’s redactions in the Epstein files dump.
“A lot of women who were are survivors of Epstein’s are unhappy with those redactions that came out — some of them entire witness interviews — are totally blacked out. Do you think that they should be more transparent?” Collins asked the president.
But Trump took issue with the question, pointing out that the ordeal was a no-win situation, as reports circulated that other victims had complained about their identities and other information going unredacted in the files release.
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“They thought they released too much — I heard that, and you tell me something else,” he quipped. “I think it’s really time for the country to get onto something else now that nothing came out about me, other than it was a conspiracy against me, literally, by Epstein and other people.”
“But I think it’s time now for the country to maybe get onto something else,” he added.
Collins began her career as an entertainment reporter and later White House correspondent for the Daily Caller in 2016.
She joined CNN in 2017, where she covered the first Trump administration until moving into anchor roles in 2023.
