President Donald Trump directed sharp criticism toward CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins.
Trump’s remarks came days after he announced that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be barred from the White House.
Instead, he told Collins: “You should not be here covering me. You said you weren’t going to cover me. Trump did not answer the question directly. You shouldn’t be covering me. CNN, along with MS NOW and Politico, has recently been barred from the White House by the Trump administration, but the restriction does not extend to UN events, where media access is separately handled by the United Nations. The three outlets were subsequently denied access to the White House grounds, with their journalists’ credentials revoked.
US President Donald Trump confronted CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday after she asked him when the war with Iran would end.
The three organisations said the government should not decide what news outlets can report or publish. You said you weren’t going to cover me. You shouldn’t be covering me,” Trump responded.
Earlier reporting noted: Watch: Trump berates CNN at UNGA amid WH ban, tells Kaitlan Collins ‘You shouldn’t be… President Donald Trump directed sharp criticism toward CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins prior to delivering his remarks before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, occurring within the context of the White House’s decision to restrict CNN , MSNBC, and Politico from accessing official events. Earlier reporting noted: “You should not be here covering me.
Earlier reporting noted: The President’s eagerly awaited address to the UNGA is set to take place on Tuesday morning.
Trump has accused the organisations of publishing what he calls “fake news”. The administration has defended the restrictions, while the affected outlets have disputed the justification for the ban. The White House ban also disrupted the television press pool. CNN had been scheduled to provide video coverage of the president, but the other major US television networks suspended their participation in the rotating pool after CNN was excluded.