Posted on 07/24/2026 11:23:08 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
President Donald Trump attacked CNN’s Kaitlan Collins at Friday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner — claiming she “never smiles” and comparing her to trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Roughly 10 minutes into a wild, rambling address, the president mockingly saluted Collins — who was presented an award from the White House Correspondents’ Association.
“I want to personally congratulate CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on receiving her award,” Trump said. “It was all about me. It was a fake, she shouldn’t get the award, it was a fake. But I didn’t mind. I said, ‘Kaitlan, congratulations.’ But it was fake, there’s no question about it. But she’s a young, attractive woman. She never smiles. I said, ‘Kaitlan do you ever smile? Smile!’ You have a nice position, you’re at CNN fake news. You should be a happy person. So smile, Kaitlan! Just smile.”
The president went on to compare Collins to Mulvaney — who gained national attention for being featured in a promotion by Bud Light.
“I thought Kaitlan had really made it big with a major new sponsorship,” Trump said. “But then I informed her that it wasn’t her on the Bud Light can, it was Dylan Mulvaney.”
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The mediate link here doesn’t actually show the exchange.
His speech writers are the best...that was BIG funny...I truly Love President Donald J. Trump....what a sense of humor...fantastic!
I love President Trump, too, but that speech was horrible. Worst I have ever seen him do.
Trump is ribbing her for prolly being lesbian or bi. Not interested in men.
She will be smiling for days after she gets a good Rogering.
Kaitlan Collins started her job at CNN in 2017. Funny I don’t remember her giving Joe Biden a hard time.
EXCELLENT.
She looka like a man......
She was hiding her face behind her hair during Trump’s tribute of her. Cameras all over the place but none on her face. The media are despicable greedy cowards.
Well fook me!
Agree...it was an overall shxt show. He’d have been better winging it.
You know those names are mixed up, right? Still, I got a good chuckle out of it.
My thoughts exactly.
Nor do I.
Do it in front of her colleagues. It’s different than doing it in an interview. Go ahead and ramble-bore them. They’re paying big money for their cause.
I couldn’t get into that entertainment guy. That was really boring. Surprised Fox didn’t cut it.
I’ll bet she isn’t even a biological woman.
Idk, let’s compare. Which looks better in a bikini with a bud light?
The only cameras permitted there were CSPAN.
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