It’s not exactly a secret that CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and the administration of President Donald Trump are not on the best of terms.
(She’s particularly adept atdrawing the ireof Trump himself.)
But that frosty relationship didn’t stop the president’s press secretary from sticking up for Collins during a tense moment abroad.
According toFox News, Collins spent a chunk of time during her appearance on Heather McMahan’s “Absolutely Not” podcast to laud Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday.
“I asked a shouted question to President Trump, who had seen me when the U.S. press came in,” Collins explained. “He didn’t answer, which is, I mean, that’s how it works. You shout questions. They either answer or they don’t — it’s their prerogative. And then the world leaders left the room.”
That innocuous exchange — which is rather common to anyone who’s watched a U.S. government news conference — apparently rattled the Saudis.
“The Saudi Royal Guard kind of freaked out because I dared to ask a question,” Collins said. “And they’re not used to that there because they don’t have a free press.”
The Saudis were so shaken that they would eventually tell Collins that she was not allowed to attend the next press event.
When Collins pushed back, the Saudis doubled down on barring her.
“I could see them like, whispering, and pointing about me,” Collins said. “And some of the younger White House staff, they are with the press, weren’t really sure what to do, and they went to Karoline and, to her credit, she said, ‘No, Kaitlan’s coming in with the rest of the U.S. press,’ and we went in,” Collins recalled.
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