Kaitlan Collins Is CNN’s 'Joyful Warrior' Covering Trump 2.0
Around 15 minutes to airtime, Kaitlan Collins got some breaking news out of the White House. Donald Trump’s team was seeking to clarify his remarks earlier that day regarding an executive order invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members, the subject of yet another court fight early in his presidency.
Collins, wearing a vibrant fuchsia suit and pointed-toe nude pumps, read the White House statement aloud at CNN’s Hudson Yards studios, indicating to her production team to quickly integrate it into the top of that evening’s show. CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig, who was seated at a nearby table, preparing to offer his thoughts on the developments for viewers, quipped that the Trump administration’s actions were “straight out of Veep.” Moments later, the crew was counting down, and Collins was on air, opening her 9 p.m. show with her signature line “straight from the source tonight” and the news that Trump was claiming he “didn’t sign what might be his most controversial order yet.”
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