ETPresident Donald Trump criticized CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins for "not smiling" after she raised a question about the files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "You are the worst reporter," Trump told Collins during an exchange in the Oval Office on Feb. 3. The tense interaction began when Collins asked the president about redactions in the Epstein files. Similarly, when a journalist asked Trump about the Epstein files aboard Air Force One in November 2025, the president pointed at her as he said: "Quiet! CNN colleagues defend Kaitlan CollinsOn X, several of Collins' CNN colleagues came to her defense after the exchange.
