Trump Criticizes CNN's Kaitlan Collins at Oval Office Event and UN, White House Bans Three Outlets President Donald Trump attacked CNN's Kaitlan Collins at an Oval Office press briefing, calling the network corrupt and questioning her presence at the event. President Donald Trump criticized CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins during an Oval Office press conference on Wednesday, June 3. Trump, 79, called CNN a very corrupt organization before taking aim at Collins, 34, who was in attendance for the press briefing. Pointing to Collins, he described the journalist as a corrupt reporter. During the same event, Trump also criticized Collins for not smiling. This latest attack follows a series of confrontations between the president and the press. The Oval Office remarks are part of an escalating pattern of hostility toward CNN and its chief White House correspondent.Trump also lashed out at Collins in a Truth Social post late Tuesday. He wrote, All of the SLEAZEBAGS, like Third Rate Reporter, Kaitlan Collins, of Fake News CNN, a truly unhappy person, said they were not going to be covering me. Then why were they ranting and raving like Lunatics, in the Press Area, at the United Nations? Why was she there? She has got a TRUMP addiction, and so does CNN and MSDNC. They are all sick, treasonous, and demented, he continued.The confrontation follows a tense exchange at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday, September 22. Collins, 34, attempted to quiz Trump, 80, about the Iran war outside the event. When Trump said, You should not be here. You should not be here covering me. You said you were not going to cover me. Collins responded, The United Nations allowed us in here, sir. The exchange highlighted ongoing tensions between the president and the press.On Friday, September 18, Trump announced a White House ban on CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, effective immediately, as a result of their constant reporting of fake news. Media Outlets should not be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they are covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter, he wrote via social media. The ban was implemented without prior notice, according to the outlets.The three outlets filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, September 21, to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes, they said in a joint statement after reporters were barred from White House grounds two days prior. Without notice or process, the White House revoked our journalists credentials because it objected to our reporting. Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom and the publics right to independent journalism free from government interference, the outlets said.The White House has not commented on the lawsuit. The ban and the lawsuit underscore the escalating conflict between the administration and major news organizations. Press freedom advocates have expressed concern over the administrations actions.Trans actress Dylan Mulvaney is seemingly lending her support to CNN reporter and anchor Kaitlan Collins after President Donald Trump compared the two women during the rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner. On Saturday, July 25, Mulvaney, 29, shared an inspirational quote attributed to former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt via her Instagram Stories. The quote was not directly related to the incident but was seen as a subtle message of solidarity.Collins has not directly responded to Trumps latest insults. In an interview with The Daily Show, she said, I have always felt this, regardless of who is the president, it is really not about me, and I do not want it to be about my reaction. If you let it become about that, then it becomes a back-and-forth between the two of us. Instead, I think it is more important to remind people in those moments when he is insulting me, he is criticizing me, it is important to put the reminder back on the work, on the question, and on the non-answers that we get, she added. Her focus remains on reporting and holding those in power accountable.