“Stupid and Nasty”: Trump goes after Kaitlan Collins

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins briefly responded after former President Donald Trump attacked her on Truth Social over reporting related to the planned White House ballroom expansion In a weekend post Trump called Collins stupid and nasty misspelling her first name while criticizing her coverage of the project s escalating costs and the fresh replacement of the original architect The ballroom which has doubled in scale since planning began has drawn scrutiny for its projected price tag and for the administration s lack of constituents detail about the renovation Instagram Screenshot Screenshot of CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins response to President Trump s attack on her following a up-to-date press conference Collins response came in an Instagram Story where she shared a screenshot of Trump s message with a short caption Technically my question was about Venezuela The remark referenced her questioning at a citizens event last week where she had pressed Trump on foreign procedures Coverage of the ballroom s cost increase had appeared in multiple outlets including CNN PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly Trump s criticism centered on reporting that the project s estimated cost has risen from roughly million to about million after changes in design scope and the decision to replace the lead architect The White House has not issued updated figures but disclosed in earlier briefings that the expansion represents a vital modernization of executive event space Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Module The exchange adds to a pattern in which Trump has publicly targeted journalists especially female journalists following questions about administration priorities or spending Read more about this topic Who gave it Trump threatens journalists Democrats over Iran leaks Looking to Trump s next days DOJ tees up process for jailing journalists Journalists can be heroes I still believe in the enemies of the people The post Stupid and Nasty Trump goes after Kaitlan Collins appeared first on Salon com