Anderson Cooper defended his CNN colleague Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday night (June 3) after President Donald Trump once again insulted the reporter during an Oval Office press meeting.
Trump, who has frequently attacked Collins, turned on the journalist after she asked why he “decided to drop the Anti-Weaponization fund,” which was previously set up after the president settled a $10 billion lawsuit he’d filed against the IRS.
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