Kaitlan Collins addresses Trump's WHCD insults on The Daily Show

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On The Daily Show, CNN chief White House reporter Kaitlan Collins said she was not surprised President Donald Trump targeted her during his White House Correspondents’ Association dinner speech, because "that happens pretty regularly inside the Oval Office." Collins told Jon Stewart the surprising part was how quiet the room felt despite being filled with the president’s staffers, Cabinet, allies, and Republicans in Congress. Collins defended her approach to questioning, saying she frames questions so anyone listening will think, "That is a good question." Stewart mocked Trump’s line that she should "smile more," and Collins said she avoids making the interaction about her reaction so the focus stays on the substance of her questions and the president’s frequent "non-answers."

Christopher Webb

@cwebbonline.com

Kaitlan Collins on the WHCD. Stewart: “Was he bombing as hard as it appeared on TV?” Collins: “What was most surprising to me was that the room was filled with a lot of his staffers, his cabinet, his allies, and Republicans in Congress. It was so quiet in the room during the president's remarks.”

9633h ago

D. Earl Stephens59

Thank God, Stewart destroyed the press who attended this sickening dinner.

J Rap33

WHY WERE YOU THERE @kaitlancollins.bsky.social? Enough with this madness.

Dear Leader31

Someone forgot to hire the paid clappers. They know how embarrassed he gets.

Doremus Jessup23

She's 34yrs old and has covered Trump for 10yrs and in all that time he has never shut up once. I've hated Trump since before she was born.

vidaexploits.bsky.social15

You know, for the majority of Americans none of this is funny.

Scott Thrasher 🇨🇦14

No real journalist would ever go to the WHCD while a wanna be dictator who attacks the press regularly is in office

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Drug Monkey4

Oh look. Shocker, she does smile and laugh. (Just not when dealing with Trump. )

The Daily Show

@thedailyshow.com

Kaitlan Collins on How She Handles Trump’s Verbal Attacks youtu.be/uwzwFiK4hNY?... (@kaitlancollins.bsky.social)

3395h ago

Christy B7

She’s great. One of the best.

Crab Claw5

Women don't want to hear "Smile more" -- not even if you're saying it to mock some other clown.

clownpenis.fartlow5

is it by shaking hands with him at a black tie dinner

paulasaw.bsky.social3

Kaitlan Collins is a consummate professional.

gb5nm.bsky.social2

Wow that’s a remarkable woman!

ThinkSensibly2

She's such a good egg.

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I finally put something in my bio #SmokeFleet #NAFO3

@radiofreetom.bsky.social @jimacosta.bsky.social @oliverdarcy.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @velshi.com @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social Let's all watch tonight!! 👏👏👏👏

The Bulwark

@thebulwark.com

@samsteindc.bsky.social on Trump's AI-generated post of Kaitlan Collins' head on Dylan Mulvaney's body after he compared the two during his WHCD speech. "This is the president doing this shit...They love it on MAGA right, they think it's hilarious, and I think it's pathetic, honestly."

2077h ago

The Bulwark28

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icebeard.bsky.social7

Wish we had a president that would spend more time figuring out how to get out of the pointless war he started instead of working on his burn book.

dpfloyd624

He is such a pig.

The Prisoner3

We can't leave the man baby out of dress up time.

America lost3

And that they all sat there while he insulted her. Fuk those corp fake journalists.

cb-2025.bsky.social2

Trump et al are lowlife minds. With Lowlife morals. And lowlife thought processes. They can’t improve. So move on. Ignore hideous behavior.

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Rhuta Bhayga6

The part-time job of of the orange cretin seems to be to insult and demean the very citizens he swore an oath to protect. His full-time job is to extract as much grift as he can from every single crevice. And MAGA couldn't be happier about that.

Karen Langsam2

🧵@samsteindc.bsky.social is 💯 % correct. Trump is vulgar and grotesque and his wife’s Be Best campaign is complete BS! She tries to put lipstick on a pig! ⬇️

Maida ☠️

@emmaidama.bsky.social

www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/dyl... Dylan Mulvany responds to Trump mentioning her a few times and comparing her with Kaitlan Collins at the WHCD! The president’s attacks on the CNN star are backfiring. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #Pinks 🌸

7816h ago

Common Sense Only2

Do any of them not backfire? He is SO very bad at this. Thankfully.

Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist2

His insecurity is on full display

usernomen.bsky.social1

Cuz she asks insightful questions

Dr. Fledermaus1

He has to fill his time some how! He and his administration have done such a great job, that the world’s pretty quiet these days.

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Jan_Morgan60

I publicly and proudly love Dylan Mulvaney! The Broadway actress and transgender advocate has responded so well to President Donald Trump in this video — over his “diss track” aimed at her. #pinks

LorriefromCanada3

Just once I would like to see the reporters get up and walk out on him! ALL OF THEM IN SOLIDARITY !! Same goes when he's answering questions and is rude!! 🤬

Lisa 🇨🇦

@pinkmouse.bsky.social

Often fake Truths from Trump get circulated online. This is a fantastic resource for verifying whether a Truth post is real or not. trumpstruth.org. Yes this is real. He made an extremely tasteless Dylan Mulvaney Dig At Kaitlan Collins at the WHCD. Now this. #TrumpIsMentallyIll #Transphobic #Blues

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BooBooKitty3

That really insulting his own base? Hope they pick up on that

Hank Tough2

Anheuser Busch is publicly traded. Just saying.

Dawn 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸🫣1

One thing he is not is creative. He gets stuck on one person or event in the past and can’t move past them in his attempts at humor.

Kat 🕊️

@smith83k.bsky.social

Kaitlan Collins Claps Back Hard at Trump’s Vile ‘Joke’ #WHCD

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Lisa Gerrish 💙

@gerrishlisa.bsky.social

Dump went after the beautiful Dylan Mulvaney at the WHCD. She said, “Maybe being publicly mocked and criticized by this administration is actually the greatest compliment of all. It puts me in the company of some of the most brilliant, empathetic people in our world.”👏 www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

1812h ago

LateNighter

@latenightercom.bsky.social

Jon Stewart challenges Kaitlan Collins to a role-playing exercise: She plays Trump, he plays her—and asks the question he wishes she would.

192h ago

ShellieWood is here!💄💋🇺🇸

@shelliesmith.bsky.social

Oh, I don’t know…. MAYBE she just doesn’t smile for pedos n’ pricks? 🤷🏽‍♀️ Congrats to Kaitlan Collins on the recognition!😁♥️

196h ago

hospicerocks.bsky.social

@hospicerocks.bsky.social

SHE IS ON WITH “THE DAILY SHOW” WITH JON STEWART TONIGHT! truebluereport.com/breaking-cnn...

97h ago

HuffPost

@huffpost.com

Collins has been the subject of relentless attacks from the president during her time as CNN’s chief White House correspondent.

101h ago

Rebecca Williams

@dragonhousestudios.bsky.social

I applaud Kaitlan Collins for being a target of Trump's, which means she is making him uncomfortable. I wish she'd not gone to the dinner though. I wish all reputable reporters/journalists (what few there may be left) had not gone.

115h ago

Surviving Texas

@itscindyrae.bsky.social

I’m sicken every damn day. Trump posts AI image of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as Dylan Mulvaney following WHCD trans joke

5Yesterday

Doc Zombie - Trauma Therapy for Americans1

Rubbing our powerlessness in our faces.

Bulldog Mac1

We need to get these fuckers out of office

Bob1

Show pics of the pedophile with the little boys and girls from the Epstein file and post them on Twitter

sobroquet1

How puerile, at any age. The epitome of stupidity. "Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad" William Anderson Scott

Leon Skum

@theminsk.bsky.social

He is a sick dying angry 😡 old man. BTW Kaitlan Collins could not look more beautiful in this picture from Scott Galloway. The dress on the other hand?

86h ago

Ann 🦋💙🗳️💙

@annokla.bsky.social

Congrats Kaitlan Collins on winning your WHCA Award. You’re all class and seeing tRump so jealous was another award. Cheers! 🥂

52h ago

3 sources

yahoo.comCNN’s Wolf Blitzer Defends ‘Good Friend’ Kaitlan Collins and Her ‘Truly Beautiful Smile’ After Trump’s WHCD Attacks huffpost.comKaitlan Collins Reveals What It Was Like In The Room During Trump's Rambling WHCD Speech en.killbait.comKaitlan Collins Reacts to Trump's Remarks at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Kaitlan Collins addresses Trump's WHCD insults on The Daily Showjournalism

Kaitlan Collins addresses Trump's WHCD insults on The Daily Show

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