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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

Trump demands CNN anchor smile more in ‘rambling, unhinged’ White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech

  • Donald Trump delivered a roughly hour-long speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where he largely savaged members of the media.
  • He specifically targeted CNN 's Kaitlan Collins, demanding she smile more, and branded Jake Tapper "Fake Tapper," while also criticizing Wall Street Journal reporters.
  • Trump made crude jokes about critics and Democrats, and claimed that the media would be "broke" without him.
  • The speech also featured jokes about his White House ballroom project, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and President Joe Biden's mental fitness.
  • Critics described the speech as "rambling, unhinged" and "full of hate."

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