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Trump attacks Kaitlan Collins after CNN anchor asks about Epstein survivors: You are the worst reporter …I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile”

President Trump criticized CNN’s Kaitlan Collins over her questions on DOJ’s Epstein files release, calling her the worst reporter and blaming CNN’s ratings on her, during a tense Oval Office exchange.

  • On Tuesday, President Donald Trump snapped at CNN's Kaitlan Collins during an Oval Office gaggle after she asked about the DOJ files, shrugging off the question.
  • Last week, the Department of Justice released 3 million Epstein files including correspondence involving Howard Lutnick and Elon Musk, while analysts found more than 40 redaction failures sparking survivor outrage.
  • Trump launched into personal attacks against Collins, calling her the worst reporter and saying he had never seen her smile, while also denouncing CNN as dishonest and stating it "should be ashamed of you."
  • Following the bill-signing, aides moved reporters out while Trump continued to criticize Collins, and the viral exchange occurred inside the White House.
  • This episode continues a pattern of confrontations between the president and female reporters that has drawn prior criticism, with Trump calling Collins `worst` and critics noting past insults toward women reporters.
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In the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump and CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins clash about the recently published Epstein files.

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Kaitlan Collins wanted to question the US president about the slow revision in Jeffrey Epstein's case. But the CNN reporter didn't get far: Donald Trump put it down in front of the assembled team.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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