Opinion | Another day, another Trump target. This time, it was CNN

Trump erupted at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after she pressed him on a wrongful deportation case and a Supreme Court ruling

Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2025 9:52 am

Tom Jones | Poynter

So whose turn is it now?

Which media outlet is the latest to feel the wrath of President Donald Trump? Which news organization was targeted with insults and outrageous claims?

It was CBS. No, wait, that was Sunday night.

It was The Associated Press. No, wait again, that was early Monday.

We’ll get to those stories in a minute.

No, the latest on the received end of Trump’s ire was CNN. And it played out on live TV, in front of an international audience, in front of a foreign leader, in front of other reporters.

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Opinion | Another day, another Trump target. This time, it was CNN

Trump erupted at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after she pressed him on a wrongful deportation case and a Supreme Court ruling

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