President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 31, 2025.

US President Donald Trump has been escalating his war with the media, allowing members of his administration to take turns bashing a reporter, denying journalists access to the Oval Office and calling for networks to be punished.

In his latest installment, Trump lashed out at CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins before she could even finish asking him a question on Monday.

“Let’s hear the question from this very low-rated anchor at CNN,” Trump said to Collins, who then asked him if his administration would abide by the Supreme Court’s order to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported to prison in El Salvador.

“How long do we have to answer this question from you?” Trump spat at Collins, cutting her off. “Why don’t you just say, ‘Isn’t it wonderful that we’re keeping criminals out of our country’? Why can’t you just say that? Why do you go over and over ― and that’s why nobody watches you anymore. You have no credibility.”

Collins: You said if The Supreme Court said if someone needed to be returned, you would abide by that

Trump: Why don’t you just say isn’t it wonderful that we’re keeping criminals out of our country? That’s why nobody watches you.

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