{"id":44769,"date":"2025-12-07T20:08:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=44769"},"modified":"2025-12-07T20:08:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:08:46","slug":"kaitlan-collins-responds-to-donald-trumps-stupid-and-nasty-truth-social-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=44769","title":{"rendered":"Kaitlan Collins Responds to Donald Trump\u2019s &#8216;Stupid and Nasty&#8217; Truth Social Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"figure-article_1-0\" class=\"comp figure-article mntl-universal-primary-image right-rail__offset text-utility-100 figure-landscape primary-image\">\n<div class=\"primary-image__media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.6%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/DMAyN7y8I47hPgK-2F2LrBKe7vk=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-Kaitlan-Collins-120725-b0a17446495545fd8eceaf442c6a4c7f.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump on the red carpet prior the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. 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Kaitlan Collins (R) on CNN's &quot;The Source with Kaitlan Collins&quot; in the Cannon House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Kaitlan Collins responded to Donald Trump&#8217;s rant calling her &#8220;stupid and nasty&#8221; with a six-word reply<\/li>\n<li>In his rant, Trump claimed the journalist inquired about his White House ballroom renovation, while Collins said she had actually asked about Venezuela<\/li>\n<li>The president also misspelled the CNN White House correspondent&#8217;s name in what marked the latest of his attacks on female journalists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kaitlan-collins-7569978\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Kaitlan Collins<\/a> has responded to President <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s rant, in which he called her \u201cstupid and nasty&#8221; and misspelled her name.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">On Saturday, Dec. 6, the 33-year-old journalist, who is CNN\u2019s Chief White House Correspondent and host of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio\/podcasts\/the-source-with-kaitlan-collins\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>The Source with Kaitlan Collins<\/em><\/a>, became the latest target in the president\u2019s string of attacks on female reporters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In a lengthy rant shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115672772354075395\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Truth Social<\/a>, Trump, 79, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/trump-calls-kaitlan-collins-stupid-and-nasty-for-questioning-ballroom-renovation-11863619\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">described Collins as \u201cstupid and nasty\u201d<\/a> and spelled her name incorrectly, seemingly for inquiring about his <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/trump-building-90000-sq-ft-ballroom-larger-than-white-house-11783531\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">controversial White House ballroom renovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Collins responded later that day on her Instagram Stories by reposting Trump\u2019s rant with a short comment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cTechnically, my question was about Venezuela,\u201d wrote Collins, referring to the growing tension between the country and the U.S. \u2014 including the Trump administration\u2019s bombing of alleged drug vessels off the coast and Trump\u2019s threats of escalation and calls for Venezuelan President <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/steven-segal-delivered-a-sword-to-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a> to step down.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc__card-list_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__card-list mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Trump Hires New Architect for White House Ballroom After Reported Clashes Over Its Design<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.6%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Sabrina Carpenter Blasts Trump Administration&#8217;s &#8216;Evil and Disgusting&#8217; Video for Using Her Song to Promote &#8216;Inhumane&#8217; ICE Arrests<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.6%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Though it is unclear from Trump\u2019s rant what specific interaction he was referring to, Collins appeared to be referencing an inquiry she posed to Trump on Friday, Dec. 5.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The journalist asked Trump about his threats against Venezuela as he helped kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Washington, D.C., where he <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/trump-receives-fifa-peace-prize-world-cup-draw-11862876\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">received a first-ever peace prize from the organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Collins posed the question before Trump received the new honor. \u201cMr. President, what would you say to people who say that prize might conflict with your pledge to strike Venezuela?\u201d she asked, as seen in footage shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HMW8ryLSsLU\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">FOX 5 Washington, D.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In response, Trump restated his long-repeated claim that he has ended \u201ceight wars and we have a ninth coming \u2026 which nobody&#8217;s ever done before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cBut I want to really save lives. I don&#8217;t need prizes. I need to save lives. And we&#8217;re saving a lot of lives. I&#8217;ve saved millions and millions of lives. And that&#8217;s really what I want to do,\u201d continued the president. \u201cAnd I also want to run a great country. And the United States right now is the hottest country anywhere in the world. And one year ago, it was dead. We had a dead country. And now we have the hottest country anywhere in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom: 177.7%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In Trump\u2019s Truth Social rant targeting Collins, he focused largely on his multi-million dollar ballroom renovation, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/trump-building-90000-sq-ft-ballroom-larger-than-white-house-11783531\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">first announced in July<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Stating that the rework to the area &#8220;is actually under budget and ahead of schedule, as my jobs always are,&#8221; Trump added, \u201cIt&#8217;s just much bigger and more beautiful than originally planned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The White House <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/white-house-east-wing-demolition-begins-11833416\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">demolished the East Wing in October<\/a> to make way for the project, which has drawn criticism from some lawmakers who have raised questions about oversight and historic protections.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Initially estimated at $200 million, the project is now expected to cost about $300 million, per Trump, who said in October that the entire amount is being paid by donors, including himself.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink--people-app-promo mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__left_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__left mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__text_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__text mntl-text-block\"><b>Our new app is here!<\/b> Free, fun and full of exclusives. Scan to download now!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Trump\u2019s post targeting Collins is the latest in a string of attacks on female journalists. Recently, he similarly called another White House correspondent, CBS News\u2019 Nancy Cordes,<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/trump-snaps-at-cbs-nancy-cordes-are-you-stupid-person-11858607\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"> \u201ca stupid person\u201d<\/a> on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The day before, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/trump-calls-female-reporter-ugly-both-inside-and-out-less-than-2-weeks-after-piggy-remarks-11857480\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">called <em>The New York Times<\/em>&#8216; Katie Rogers &#8220;ugly, both inside and out,&#8221;<\/a> and two weeks earlier, pointed at Bloomberg&#8217;s Catherine Lucey and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/donald-trump-snaps-quiet-piggy-at-female-reporter-who-asks-about-epstein-11851131\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">angrily told her &#8220;Quiet. Quiet, piggy<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Collins jumped to her fellow White House correspondent&#8217;s defense at the time <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/1990864999078645818\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">on X<\/a>, stating that Lucey does &#8220;a great job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaitlan Collins responded to Donald Trump&#8217;s rant calling her &#8220;stupid and nasty&#8221; with a six-word reply In his rant, Trump claimed the journalist inquired about his White House ballroom renovation, &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44769"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44771,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44769\/revisions\/44771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}