Trump shames CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for not smiling when asking president about Epstein survivors

Published February 3, 2026 7:45pm ET



President Donald Trump railed against CNN‘s chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins for “never” smiling as she asked the president a question about the survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“What would you say to the survivors who feel like they haven’t gotten justice?” Collins asked the president during Tuesday’s Oval Office signing of the funding bill. The question came after she cited that several women who are survivors of Epstein’s sex trafficking ring have denounced the Department of Justice’s redactions of content in the Epstein files.

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