Trump Loses It on Kaitlan Collins: ‘Very Dumb and Unhappy’

President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack against CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday, calling her “very dumb and unhappy” on Truth Social.

The president’s full remarks read:

Very dumb and unhappy Fake News CNN “reporter,” Kaitlan Collins (really low ratings, also!), had a panel where discussions were all FICTION AND LIES. You would think that CNN, which is suffering terribly in the TV Ratings, would get rid of their 3rd rate “anchors,” and try to bring credibility back to their once storied network. It is fading FAST! See you all at the Republican National Convention tomorrow night!!! President DJT

Collins hosted a special “Countdown to Election Night” edition of The Source on Monday ahead of November’s midterms, featuring Republican strategist Doug Heye, New York Times reporter Shawn McCreesh, NOTUS correspondent Jasmine Wright, and Ashley Etienne, who previously served as communications director to former Vice President Kamala Harris.

A panel later in the hour featured CNN’s David Chalian and Paul Begala, along with Kevin Madden, who served as the campaign adviser for former Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) presidential campaigns.

Heye, though, specifically called out the president for not spending more of his political war chest to help Republican candidates, arguing, “Donald wants to spend money on himself. He doesn’t want to give things away.”

Trump has repeatedly targeted Collins with personal attacks as of late. In December, he called her “Stupid” and “Nasty” in a Truth Social post, and in June, he branded her a “corrupt reporter” with “hatred in her eyes” while criticizing her for supposedly never smiling. Trump returned to the latter attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in July, telling Collins to “smile!” and comparing her to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, before posting a doctored image depicting Collins as Mulvaney days later.

A CNN spokesperson told Mediaite, “Kaitlan Collins is an exceptional journalist, reporting every day from the White House and the field with real depth and tenacity. She skillfully brings that reporting to the anchor chair and CNN platforms every day, which audiences around the world know they can trust.”

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