What he called them · Second term · № 162
Said CNN's Kaitlan Collins 'never smiles' and stood with 'hatred in her eyes' during an Oval Office exchange
“Never smiled. She never -- she's a young, beautiful woman, never smiles. I never see a smile off her face I see her standing there with hatred in her eyes like she has hatred because we have borders, because we have a strong military, because we cut our taxes.”
- Said
- , Oval Office executive order signing on trade
- Subject
- Kaitlan Collins (CNN)
- Target
- Women
- Topic
- Other
- Era
- Second term
What happened
Collins was asking about the administration's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund; Trump also told her to 'be quiet.' CNN called Collins 'an exceptional journalist.' Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote that it was 'a sexual predator telling a female journalist to smile.' Trump had made a similar remark in February 2026 and repeated it at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on July 24, 2026 ('So smile, Kaitlan, just smile').