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BREAKING NEWS: Trump Spars With CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Over Epstein: You Never Smile Because You Know You’re Not Telling The Truth
President Donald Trump attacked CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins over a Jeffrey Epstein-related question at an Oval Office press conference on Tuesday.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Yeah, what do you want?
KAITLAN COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: On the Epstein files, you talked about Democrats who were in there. Elon Musk was also in there, and so was your Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, and correspondence that he had with him. Did you read those new files that were published by the Department of Justice?
TRUMP: No, I didn’t. I have a lot of things I’m doing. A lot of things I’m doing. I don’t know. You mentioned two names. I’m sure they’re fine. I’m sure they’re fine. Otherwise, it would have been major headlines.
COLLINS: A lot of women who are survivors of Epstein’s are unhappy with those redactions that came out. Some of the entire witness interviews are totally blacked out. Do you think that they should be more transparent?
TRUMP: They’re also unhappy with the fact that they thought they released too much. I heard that. And you tell me something else. No. I think it’s really time for the country to get onto something else. Now that nothing came out about me, other than it was a conspiracy against me, literally, by Epstein and other people. But I think it’s time now for the country to maybe get onto something else like health care. Something that people care about.
COLLINS: What would you say to people who feel like they haven’t gotten justice, Mr. President?
TRUMP: Yeah, what did you say?
COLLINS: What would you say to the survivors who feel like they haven’t gotten justice?
TRUMP: You are the worst reporter. CNN has no ratings because of people like you. You know, she’s a young woman. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile.
I’ve known you for 10 years. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a smile on your face.
COLLINS: Well, I’m asking you about survivors.
TRUMP: You know why you’re not smiling? Because you know you’re not telling the truth. And you’re a very dishonest organization. And they should be ashamed of you.
COLLINS: These are survivors of a sexual abuser.
