{"id":2636535,"date":"2026-07-28T09:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaitlan-collins-not-surprised-by-trumps-insults-during-whca-dinner\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T09:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:20:28","slug":"kaitlan-collins-not-surprised-by-trumps-insults-during-whca-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaitlan-collins-not-surprised-by-trumps-insults-during-whca-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaitlan Collins &#8216;not surprised&#8217; by Trump&#8217;s insults during WHCA dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkaitlan-collins-not-surprised-by-trumps-insults-during-whca-dinner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2636535&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins responded too President Donald Trump\u2019s criticism of her at the recent White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner, where Trump called her out for not smiling and mocked her reporting. Collins reflected on the incident, noting she was not surprised by Trump&#8217;s comments, in this very way insults have become routine in the Oval office.during her appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, she emphasized that her focus is on reporting rather than reacting to personal attacks. Trump also compared her to Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer, during his speech. Collins highlighted that while Trump frequently enough targets her demeanor publicly, she remains committed to her journalistic integrity. The dinner itself featured increased security and a smaller crowd, and Collins observed that the room was unusually silent during Trump\u2019s speech, possibly indicating a lack of respect. she maintains professionalism despite the ongoing attacks from Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins clapped back on Monday at President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> criticism of her at the recent redo<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\"> <\/a>of the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-dinner\/\"> White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner<\/a>, saying she was not surprised by the incident. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins, a White House correspondent, reflected on the dinner, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4663301\/everything-trump-covered-marathon-speech-whca-dinner\/\">which took place on Friday<\/a>, during an appearance on <em>The Daily Show<\/em> with host Jon Stewart. During the high-profile event, Trump reiterated his complaints that she \u201cnever smiles,\u201d called an award she was given at the dinner for covering his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky \u201cfake,\u201d and compared her to Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4665504\/kaitlan-collins-reacts-trump-insults-whca-dinner-daily-show\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Kaitlan Collins reacts to Trump\u2019s insults during White House Correspondents Association dinner: \u2018Happens pretty regularly\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4663817\/dsa-calls-to-abolish-senate-ice-borders-interview\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DSA co-chair reaffirms calls to abolish the Senate, ICE, and borders in interview<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4663822\/nba-star-slams-mamdani-mayor-playing-president\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>NBA star Kyle Kuzma slams Mamdani as \u2018a mayor playing president\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the room, I was not surprised when he insulted me,\u201d Collins told Stewart. \u201cThat happens pretty regularly inside the Oval Office. This is just a bigger venue where it was happening.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s really not about me, and I don\u2019t want it to be about my reaction,\u201d she added. \u201cI think if you let it become about that, then it becomes a back-and-forth between the two of us. And instead, I think it\u2019s more effective to remind people in those moments where he is insulting me, or he is criticizing me, about the question I asked or the reporting I did that he was so angry about in this moment \u2014 and the fact that I got an award for it really bothered him, clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Targeting\u00a0Collins has become routine for Trump since he took office. He often comments on her stoic demeanor while reporting, claiming she has \u201chatred\u201d because \u201cwe have borders, because we have a strong military, because we cut our taxes, because we do things that everybody wanted, and then we win our election in a massive landslide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve known you for 10 years. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever seen a smile on your face,\u201d the president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4445087\/trump-kaitlan-collins-smile-epstein\/\">complained in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA corrupt reporter standing right there, never smiles,\u201d he said during a June 3 encounter with Collins in the Oval Office. \u201cYou never see a young, beautiful woman who never smiles. I never see a smile on her face. I see her standing there with hatred in her eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his latest remarks at the Friday dinner, Trump mocked Collins as he referenced Mulvaney\u2019s 2023 Bud Light controversy where critics boycotted the beer brand for doing a campaign with the transgender influencer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI thought Kaitlan had really made it big with a major new sponsorship, but then I informed her that it wasn\u2019t her on the Bud Light can, it was Dylan Mulvaney,\u201d Trump joked. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4663169\/whca-dinner-do-over-enhanced-security-measures-fewer-crowds\/\"><strong>WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS\u2019 ASSOCIATION DINNER DO-OVER FEATURES ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES, SMALLER CROWD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked by Stewart if Trump bombed while telling his jokes in the room, Collins replied on Monday: \u201cWhat was most surprising to me was \u2014 the room was filled with a lot of his staffers, his Cabinet, his allies, Republicans in Congress \u2014 it was so quiet in the room during the president\u2019s remarks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stewart responded, \u201cDo you think it\u2019s because of how much they respect him?\u201d to which Collins quipped, \u201cWho\u2019s to say?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaitlan Collins responds to Trump\u2019s WHCD criticism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2636536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26206660325226.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[38027,68463,78650],"class_list":["post-2636535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-kaitlan-collins","tag-trump-insults","tag-whca-dinner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26206660325226.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2636535"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2636540,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636535\/revisions\/2636540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2636536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2636535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2636535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2636535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}