Donald Trump‘s ongoing criticism of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins continued on Tuesday (February 3), when the president labeled her as “the worst reporter” and noted that she never “smiles.”
The heated exchange took place in the Oval Office when Collins tried to ask Trump a question about the Jeffrey Epstein files. “What would you say to survivors…?” Collins began before the President cut her off.
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