{"id":244269,"date":"2026-06-04T15:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/donald-trump-lashes-out-at-kaitlan-collins-for-never-smiling\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:54:19","slug":"donald-trump-lashes-out-at-kaitlan-collins-for-never-smiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/donald-trump-lashes-out-at-kaitlan-collins-for-never-smiling\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Lashes Out at Kaitlan Collins for &#8216;Never&#8217; Smiling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump is experiencing historic levels of disapproval, including from key demographics that voted for him.<\/p>\n<p>He has even floated the idea of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/donald-trump-calls-to-cancel-america-250-concert-following-performer-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">canceling the US\u2019s 250th birthday celebration<\/a> because his toxic brand is driving away performers and attendees alike.<\/p>\n<p>One of his most recent setbacks has been regarding his nearly $2 billion slush fund intended for his loyalists.<\/p>\n<p>When reporter Kaitlan Collins asked about current plans, Trump rambled before unleashing a misogynistic attack against the journalist for <em>not smiling<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_02-Cropped1-proper-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Donald Trump appears to play an imaginary accordion in the oval office.\" class=\"wp-image-556489 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_02-Cropped1-proper-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_02-Cropped1-proper-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_02-Cropped1-proper-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_02-Cropped1-proper-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_02-Cropped1-proper-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_02-Cropped1-proper-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_02-Cropped1-proper-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_02-Cropped1-proper.png 1479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_02-Cropped1-proper.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seated at his desk, Donald Trump is able to gesture freely instead of maintaining a death grip on podiums as he does when standing.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Forbes\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-she-was-a-conservative-from-alabama-can-you-believe-it\">\u2018She was a conservative from Alabama, can you believe it?\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Donald Trump frequently levels personal attacks against reporters. When those reporters are women, his lashing out takes on a special tone \u2014 commentary on their appearance.<\/p>\n<p>CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins asked about the $1.76 billion fund that he\u2019d hoped to assemble, hopefully for insurrectionists and other loyalists, after looting the Treasury. This scheme has seen setbacks, in and out of court.<\/p>\n<p>At first, Trump almost seemed prepared to answer the question, though he pretended that it did not involve him personally.<\/p>\n<p>He meandered, blurring the line between tactically changing the subject and simply being a doddering old man who is unable to focus.<\/p>\n<p>Then, he launched into a diatribe about CNN and about Collins herself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump Attacks Kaitlan Collins Right To Her Face: &#039;She&#039;s A Young Beautiful Woman And Never Smiles&#039;\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9JKj0kbhEp0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t make it,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZFuxUaJNEAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> about the fund. \u201cI heard that, I thought it was the greatest thing, because people like you have abused our people so badly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if out of habit, he whined: \u201cThe fake news like CNN, like the New York Times, and like others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Collins attempted to point out that Republicans have famously been critical of the idea of a slush fund for Trump cronies, he objected, demanding that Collins: \u201cBe quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cYou should be ashamed of yourself. You used to be a conservative. She was a conservative from Alabama, can you believe it?\u201d (This is apparently a reference to her work for <em>The Daily Caller<\/em> nearly a decade ago, prior to her work for CNN.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCNN does such false reporting,\u201d he then claimed about the right-leaning centrist news network. Trump continued on this topic for some time, likening the network to \u201cgarbage\u201d and expressing hope that Ellison ownership will do to CNN what is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/scott-pelley-fired-60-minutes-rachel-maddow-invitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unfolding at CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Donald Trump rants from his desk.\" class=\"wp-image-556490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped.png 1452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Donald Trump rants from his desk.\" class=\"wp-image-556490 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped.png 1452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0604_use_donaldtrump_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seated in the Oval Office, Donald Trump complains about unfairness and about women who don\u2019t smile.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Forbes\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-never-see-a-smile-on-her-face\">\u2018I never see a smile on her face\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Trump also defended the insurgents who, on January 6, 2021, attacked the capitol building in a deadly attack, claiming: \u201cThey went there with love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, his malicious stream-of-semi-consciousness rant made it back to Collins, whom he told: \u201cThere\u2019s something wrong with you.\u201d Trump got very personal with Collins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCNN\u2019s a very corrupt organization,\u201d he accused. \u201cWith a corrupt reporter standing right there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s a young, beautiful woman. Never smiles. I never see a smile on her face; I see her standing there with hatred in her eyes,\u201d Trump claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has hatred because we have borders, because we have a strong military, because we cut our taxes, because we do things that everybody wanted,\u201d he rambled nonsensically.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump rails against CNN when asked about $1.776B fund\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZFuxUaJNEAw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This is far from the first time that Trump has attacked women in the press over their looks.<\/p>\n<p>There have been other moments where he has complained that Collins \u201cnever smiles.\u201d This is not an attack that he levels against men.<\/p>\n<p>Famously, he barked \u201cquiet, piggy\u201d at Bloomberg News reporter Catherine Lucey on Air Force One.<\/p>\n<p>Kaitlan Collins is an award-winning journalist whose very neutral questions seem to elicit this sort of response. It\u2019s not her fault. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/kaitlan-collins-donald-trump-oval-office-spat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Donald Trump is experiencing historic levels of disapproval, including from key demographics that voted for him. He has even floated the idea of canceling the US\u2019s 250th birthday celebration because his toxic brand is driving away performers and attendees alike. One of his most recent setbacks has been regarding his nearly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":244272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-244269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}