Trump Snaps at Kaitlan Collins at UN Press Stop After CNN White House Ban: ‘You Shouldn’t Be Here’
"We will continue to cover the president, despite their efforts to block CNN from accessing The White House grounds," the journalist responds The post Trump Snaps at Kaitlan Collins at UN Press Stop After CNN White House Ban: ‘You Shouldn’t Be Here’ appeared first on TheWrap .
President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Kaitlan Collins, a CNN reporter, during a press stop at the United Nations general assembly on Tuesday. This incident occurred shortly after Trump banned CNN from the White House press pool due to their coverage of "fake news." Trump told reporters, "You shouldn’t be here covering me, you said you weren’t going to cover me."
Despite being credentialed by the United Nations, Collins clarified to her live audience that CNN was granted access by the U.N., not the Trump administration. She emphasized their commitment to covering the president daily and their ongoing legal battle with the administration over access to the White House. On Friday, Trump's ban on CNN and other news outlets from White House press pools led to a lawsuit by the trio of outlets, alleging violations of the First and Fifth Amendments.
They argued that the White House's actions threatened press freedom and the public's right to independent journalism.
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