Trump’s latest comments add to a long-running confrontation with CNN: A practical reader guide

Trump’s latest comments add to a long-running confrontation with CNN: A practical reader guide

President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a fresh attack on CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins, accusing her of having a “TRUMP addiction” in a lengthy social media post after appearing at the United Nations.

After ABC, CBS, Fox News, and NBC declined to take over CNN’s role for Trump’s UNGA trip, it was later announced that the White House TV pool will not replace CNN. Then why were they ranting and raving like Lunatics, in the Press Area, at the United Nations?” he wrote. CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were excluded from the pool of television outlets covering presidential events and prohibited from entering White House premises. You should not be here covering me. Trump’s latest comments add to a long-running confrontation with CNN and Collins, who has repeatedly questioned the president during White House briefings, campaign events and international summits.

“All of the SLEAZEBAGS, like Third Rate “Reporter,” Kaitlan Collins, of Fake News CNN, a truly unhappy person, said they weren’t going to be covering me. You said you weren’t going to cover me.

Collins, who previously served as CNN’s White House correspondent. Earlier today, ahead of his address, Trump face Collins at the press area and said, “I’m surprised that CNN is here covering me.