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What happened
President Donald Trump engaged in a tense exchange with CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations General Assembly, telling her she should not be covering him. The confrontation followed a White House media ban involving CNN and other outlets, which have filed a lawsuit against the administration.
Reports across the political spectrum agree that President Trump confronted CNN's Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations General Assembly and told her she should not be covering him amid an ongoing dispute over press access.
Left-leaning outlets like The New Republic frame the event as Trump lashing out and attempting to block coverage, while HuffPost highlights a columnist's perspective on the attack. Center and right-leaning outlets like The Hill and the New York Post report the exchange factually in the context of the White House media ban and lawsuit. Right-leaning outlets such as PJ Media, Breitbart News, and One America News Network use more assertive phrasing like humiliate, roast, and slam, emphasizing Trump's rhetorical attacks against mainstream media.
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Trump rails against CNN’s Collins and media ‘sleazebags’ over UN presence
President Trump ripped CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday for covering him despite banning the network along with MS NOW and Politico from the White House. “You should not be here covering me,” Trump told the chief White House correspondent before his speech at the United Nations General Assembly after she asked when the war…
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Source context: President Trump attempted to keep CNN from covering his speech at the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday.When he arrived at the U.N. building in New York, Trump told off CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, saying, “You shouldn’t be here.”“You should not be here covering me. You said you weren’t go…
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President Trump attempted to keep CNN from covering his speech at the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday.When he arrived at the U.N. building in New York, Trump told off CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, saying, “You shouldn’t be here.”“You should not be here covering me. You said you weren’t going to cover me, you shouldn’t be covering me,” Trump continued.Collins tried…
The author’s suggestion to thwart Trump’s sexism would be “for the sake of women everywhere,” she wrote.
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President Trump ripped CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday for covering him despite banning the network along with MS NOW and Politico from the White House. “You should not be here covering me,” Trump told the chief White House correspondent before his speech at the United Nations General Assembly after she asked when the war…
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The president continued his rhetorical attacks on the mainstream media after issuing a controversial ban on several outlets from the White House.CNN, MS NOW, and Politico have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to regain access, while other news outlets have boycotted the press pool as a form of protest.'She’s got a ''TRUMP'' addiction, and…
At the United Nations, President Donald Trump told CNN's Kaitlan Collins she "should not be here," amid a lawsuit over the White House banning three news outlets.
President Donald Trump’s latest exchange with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins has made it into evidence. As CNN, MS NOW and Politico take the president to court over his…
Trump’s latest media fight isn’t just about CNN and MSNOW—it’s about who gets access to him.
'She was basically the FIRST reporter he saw and he immediately called her out'
President Donald Trump slammed CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, among other reporters, over their coverage of him during the United Nations General Assembly after he banned certain “fake news” outlets from the White House, prompting many to decline to cover official events.
President Donald Trump roasted CNN's Kaitlan Collins as he arrived in New York to speak before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), stating that CNN "shouldn't be covering" him at the event.
