Kaitlan Collins Roasts Trump Presser — Reminded Her Of World Leaders ‘Making Fun Of’ Trump At Summit

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins told Late Night host Seth Meyers that President Donald Trump’s bombshell Gaza presser reminded her of world leaders “making fun of Trump” during his first term and roasted the reactions Trump elicits with his lengthy remarks.

Collins is the host of  CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, but has also returned to the White House beat as the network’s Chief White House Correspondent. Collins has quickly returned to form as a tough questioner whom Trump is quick to attack when he’s challenged.

She was in the room for Trump’s joint press conference with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which Trump stunned the world with his plan to remove all 2 million Palestinians from Gaza and take “ownership” of it.

On Thursday night’s edition of NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, Collins described the way Netanyahu and other world leaders react when Trump goes on lengthy tangents that often include surprises that are evident on their faces:

KAITLAN COLLINS: But you could see everyone realize this is a freewheeling kind of press conference. It’s not just going to be two questions and then they’re out. And so everyone was standing up trying to get a question. And it just, you know, kind of.

SETH MEYERS: Do you feel like even in a case like that, Netanyahu’s realizing this isn’t– this is a whole new rodeo?

KAITLAN COLLINS: What world– I think world leaders are always trying to adjust to being with Trump.

I mean, this was famous during his first term where Boris Johnson and Justin Trudeau were seen on camera at a summit, kind of making fun of it because they’ll do these, you know, meetings, the world leaders. Reporters normally come in for 30s and then leave.

But Trump would speak for like an hour in front of the world leader who’s just sitting there while he’s answering questions on whatever. And you can always see the world leaders kind of their faces.

SETH MEYERS: Yeah.

KAITLAN COLLINS: And I was watching Netanyahu the other night when Trump was talking about the US taking over Gaza, which stunned a lot of people in the room.

I mean, reporters, you can you start to hear like the clicks on the keyboard, like going wild.

But I was watching Netanyahu looking at all the advisers, top– the faces like there in the front row, just kind of, you know, with this bewildered expression on his face.

SETH MEYERS: Because that maybe hadn’t been a conversation that had previously happened with the two of them.

KAITLAN COLLINS: I don’t know if he realized how much Trump was going to lean into it. Yeah.

Watch above via NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers.