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Trump attacks Kaitlan Collins after CNN anchor asks about Epstein survivors: You are the worst reporter …I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile”

President Trump called CNN's Kaitlan Collins the "worst reporter" and questioned her network's ratings after she asked about the Jeffrey Epstein files, with only 1% of records public.

  • On Tuesday, President Donald Trump snapped at CNN's Kaitlan Collins during an Oval Office gaggle after she asked about the DOJ files, shrugging off the question.
  • Last week, the Department of Justice released 3 million Epstein files including correspondence involving Howard Lutnick and Elon Musk, while analysts found more than 40 redaction failures sparking survivor outrage.
  • Trump launched into personal attacks against Collins, calling her the worst reporter and saying he had never seen her smile, while also denouncing CNN as dishonest and stating it "should be ashamed of you."
  • Following the bill-signing, aides moved reporters out while Trump continued to criticize Collins, and the viral exchange occurred inside the White House.
  • This episode continues a pattern of confrontations between the president and female reporters that has drawn prior criticism, with Trump calling Collins `worst` and critics noting past insults toward women reporters.
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U.S. President Trump would like the public to forget the Epstein case and its relations with him. When a CNN reporter asks him repeatedly about it in front of running cameras, the president becomes obsolete. He also makes the journalist's facial features a topic.

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In a press briefing at the White House, Donald Trump strongly attacked CNN's correspondent Kaitlan Collins after she questioned him about the publication of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Fires Back After Trump Slams Her For ‘Never Smiling’

The president called her 'the worst reporter.'

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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