Trump-CNN Clash Escalates Amid Press Access Fight

President Donald Trump confronted CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations after she asked about public skepticism over the Iran war, telling her CNN should not be covering him and falsely claiming the network had said it would stop covering him. Collins said the United Nations had independently credentialed CNN, and Trump later attacked her, CNN and MS NOW in multiple Truth Social posts. The dispute follows the administration’s removal of White House press credentials from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, prompting the outlets to sue Trump and senior officials, alleging violations of their First and Fifth Amendment and due-process rights. The Justice Department defended the restrictions by arguing that the outlets’ reporting posed national-security concerns, while other television networks suspended White House press-pool coverage in solidarity. A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily restore the outlets’ access; CNN also did not air Trump’s U.N. speech live.