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Trump Humiliates CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Live TV — Shreds “Fake News” Question on Iran Strike
Gateway Pundit ^ | June 25, 2025 | Jim Hᴏft

Posted on 06/25/2025 11:03:16 AM PDT by Red Badger

President Donald Trump publicly humiliated CNN’s Kaitlan Collins during a live press event at the NATO summit in The Hague.

Collins, representing the deeply discredited network that Trump has long labeled “fake news,” asked a loaded question about Trump’s recent strike on Iranian nuclear facilities — and she got more than she bargained for.

“Go ahead. Oh, fake news CNN? Ayayai, here we go,” Trump began, gesturing at Collins. “Wait ’til you hear this question. You should REALLY say how great our soldiers and warriors are.”

The question, predictably slanted:

COLLINS: “Are you relying on Israeli intelligence for your assessment of the impact of the strikes?”

That’s when Trump lowered the boom:

“No. Also Iran made the statement. Also, if you read the document that was given [to CNN], it said it could be very severe damage, but they didn’t take that. They said it COULD be limited or it COULD be very severe.”

“They really didn’t know other than to say it could be limited or it could be very, very severe. And YOU didn’t choose to put that. Since then, we’ve collected additional intelligence.”

“We’ve also spoken to people who have seen the site and the site is OBLITERATED, and we think everything nuclear is down there. They didn’t [remove] it.”

WATCH:

VIDEO AT LINK.....................

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, CNN ran with a conveniently leaked “Top Secret” intelligence assessment suggesting the U.S. strike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility only set the program back a few months — a claim repeated by the Associated Press and The New York Times. Their goal? Downplay Trump’s decisive and strategic military strike.

But today, that phony narrative crumbled.

The Trump White House released a bombshell statement from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) completely dismantling the CNN fantasy. According to the IAEC:

“The devastating US strike on Fordo destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable. We assess that the American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, combined with Israeli strikes on other elements of Iran’s military nuclear program, has set back Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years.”

Reading directly from the IAEC’s assessment, Trump took a torch to the legacy media:

“Our pilots were demeaned by Fake News CNN, which is back there…Wasting time because nobody’s watching them,” Trump said to roaring laughter. “And The New York Times, they put out a story that said, ‘Maybe they were hit, but it wasn’t so bad.’ Well, it was so bad that it ended the war.”

On Tuesday night, President Trump also went off on fake news outlets CNN and New York Times after a dubious ‘top secret’ intel assessment about the US’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites leaked to the media.

“FAKE NEWS CNN, TOGETHER WITH THE FAILING NEW YORK TIMES, HAVE TEAMED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEMEAN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MILITARY STRIKES IN HISTORY. THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED! BOTH THE TIMES AND CNN ARE GETTING SLAMMED BY THE PUBLIC!”


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1 posted on 06/25/2025 11:03:16 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

She is a useless idiot...


2 posted on 06/25/2025 11:06:26 AM PDT by Democrat = party of treason
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To: Red Badger

Kaitlan: If I weren’t secretly a man with long hair I would cry for sympathy.


3 posted on 06/25/2025 11:08:17 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Red Badger
In order to be humiliated one must have a conscience. Or at least an inkling of self-respect. Anyone who works for CNN must have no self-respect at all.

Except for that one Conservative guy. He probably just does it for fun.

4 posted on 06/25/2025 11:08:30 AM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: Red Badger

That was Kaitlin Collins? I thought it was Dylan Mulvaney!


5 posted on 06/25/2025 11:16:48 AM PDT by jjotto ("...saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau...")
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To: Red Badger
It would really be a kindness if somebody would just deliver CNN a coup de grâce and put it out of its misery.
6 posted on 06/25/2025 11:17:51 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Nothing inflames unrest in the delusional, and nothing inflames unrest in the evil, like TRUTH.)
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To: Texas Eagle

He said a couple of nice things about her-no grudge. It’s the network(s) he belittled. Awesome.


7 posted on 06/25/2025 11:18:44 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Red Badger

A good response would be, Ok, if Iran acts like it has a nuke in few months, we’ll hit them again. Next time no Mr. Nice Guy.


8 posted on 06/25/2025 11:18:54 AM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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What a bitch she is

“But I’m southern”

Even worse you’re a race and region traitor


9 posted on 06/25/2025 11:20:34 AM PDT by wardaddy ( The Blob must be bled dry)
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10 posted on 06/25/2025 11:21:19 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Red Badger

If it wasn’t for FOX News nobody would hear what CNN says.


11 posted on 06/25/2025 11:21:59 AM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: Red Badger

I’m still perplexed how she started her career in conservative media.

I also think Collins caused the reelection of Trump with her foolish townhall attempted ambush.


12 posted on 06/25/2025 11:23:27 AM PDT by lonestar67 (America is exceptional)
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To: V_TWIN

Ha. Ahead of his time for noticing that trend.


13 posted on 06/25/2025 11:24:25 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Red Badger

Trump was polite compared to Pete!


14 posted on 06/25/2025 11:28:50 AM PDT by TexasGator (/FDD logo About Issues Projects Products Connect Subscribe Invest June 19, 2025 | Insight '1-1111 -)
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😁..,......


15 posted on 06/25/2025 11:29:36 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

In defense of NYT and CNN (oh, that feels creepy), they were only publishing the information traitors in the Deep State gave them.

It’s those traitors who want to minimize the result of the strike.


16 posted on 06/25/2025 11:33:16 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: jjotto

Next time she raises her hand for a question, he should point to her and say. “Yes. Dylan Mulvaney”.


17 posted on 06/25/2025 11:34:49 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: frank ballenger
Ha. Ahead of his time for noticing that trend.

Mike Myers wouldn't do that today because he's "woke".

18 posted on 06/25/2025 11:36:24 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: V_TWIN

Nothing feminine about that face.....


19 posted on 06/25/2025 11:36:26 AM PDT by Fungi
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To: jjotto

I refuse to play that game. I call him by his birth name: Bruce.


20 posted on 06/25/2025 11:39:07 AM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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