{"id":18219,"date":"2026-07-26T21:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18219"},"modified":"2026-07-26T21:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:54:12","slug":"trump-posts-shocking-meme-about-cnns-kaitlan-collins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18219","title":{"rendered":"Trump Posts Shocking Meme About CNN&#8217;s Kaitlan Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"o-share-btn-wrap\">\n<div id=\"post-social\">\n<div class=\"o-share-wrap\">\n<p>    <button class=\"o-share-btn o-share-btn-article\">Share<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-share\">\n<div class=\"share-reddit o-share-item is-hidden\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"window.location = '\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=\" encodeuricomponent=\"\" return=\"\" false=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64, 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\" alt=\"submit to reddit\" border=\"0\" width=\"58\" height=\"20\"\/> <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <button id=\"copy-button\" data-copy-url=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-doubles-down-on-his-attack-against-cnns-kaitlan-collins-by-posting-a-shocking-new-meme\">Copy\u00a0Link<\/button>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"o-comments-link u-disqus-count c-article__comments-link\" aria-label=\"Comments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-doubles-down-on-his-attack-against-cnns-kaitlan-collins-by-posting-a-shocking-new-meme\/#open-comments\" data-disqus-identifier=\"5745650 https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/?p=5745650\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5697711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5697711\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5697711\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-10-05-48-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2150\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-10-05-48-AM.jpg 2150w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-10-05-48-AM-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-10-05-48-AM-1200x737.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-10-05-48-AM-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-10-05-48-AM-1536x943.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-10-05-48-AM-2048x1257.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2150px) 100vw, 2150px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5697711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/she-never-smiles-trump-attacks-cnns-kaitlan-collins-at-whcd-compares-her-to-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doubled down on his attack<\/a> against CNN\u2019s <strong>Kaitlan Collins<\/strong> by posting a shocking new meme to his Truth Social account.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116986935948703907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday morning Truth post<\/a>, the president shared a doctored photo depicting Collins in place of trans influencer <strong>Dylan Mulvaney <\/strong>in a 2023 Bud Light promotional campaign.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116986935948703907\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s new meme comes on the heels of his attack on the CNN anchor Friday night at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner in which he compared Collins to Mulvaney.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought Kaitlan had really made it big with a major new sponsorship,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBut then I informed her that it wasn\u2019t her on the Bud Light can, it was Dylan Mulvaney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump added, \u201cShe never smiles. I said, \u2018Kaitlan do you ever smile? Smile!\u2019 You have a nice position, you\u2019re at CNN fake news. You should be a happy person. So smile, Kaitlan! Just smile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president went on to compare Collins to Mulvaney \u2014 who gained national attention for being featured in a promotion by Bud Light.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought Kaitlan had really made it big with a major new sponsorship,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBut then I informed her that it wasn\u2019t her on the Bud Light can, it was Dylan Mulvaney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN vigorously defended Collins on Friday night following the dinner. In a statement provided to Mediaite after the president\u2019s comments, a CNN spokesperson said, \u201cKaitlan Collins is an exceptional, trusted journalist being honored tonight for her depth of knowledge and the context she provides to audiences all over the world. She reports every day from the White House and the field with real strength and tenacity and skillfully brings that reporting to the anchor chair and CNN platforms every day. We stand by her to the fullest extent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Collins seemed to respond to Trump on Saturday by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kaitlan-collins-seemingly-responds-to-donald-trump-insult\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">posting a quote on Instagram <\/a>from former first lady <strong>Eleanor Roosevelt<\/strong> which read, \u201cNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share &#13; Copy\u00a0Link&#13; \u00a0 Screenshot President Donald Trump doubled down on his attack against CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins by posting a shocking new meme to his Truth Social account. 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