Kaitlan Collins appears unfazed by President Donald Trump's remarks at the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner, posting a meaningful quote on social media shortly after the event.
The CNN chief White House correspondent shared an Instagram post Saturday featuring photos with longtime anchor Wolf Blitzer on the red carpet, accompanied by an Eleanor Roosevelt quote: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
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The post came hours after Trump singled out Collins during his speech at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.
C. , on Friday night.
Trump noted that Collins was receiving an award for Excellence in Presidential News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure for her reporting on his tense Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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He then turned the moment into a joke, saying he wanted to congratulate her on a Bud Light commercial but was informed it was actually Dylan Mulvaney in the ad.
Collins did not mention Trump by name in her post, but the timing led many to interpret the Roosevelt quote as a subtle response to the president's comments.
She also included CNN's statement calling her "an exceptional, trusted journalist" and captioned the post: "The second best part of last night’s White House Correspondents Dinner was receiving an award from my friend and mentor, @wolfblitzer.
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The first was reminding everyone why the First Amendment -- and asking uncomfortable questions that people in power don’t like -- matters."
Witnesses saw Collins leaving the WHCD smiling, despite Trump having accused her of never doing so and suggesting she should be happy because she works at "CNN Fake News."
The longtime White House correspondent has frequently sparred with Trump during press briefings and campaign events, making her one of the journalists he most often criticizes publicly.
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Neither Collins nor the White House has publicly commented on whether the Instagram post was a direct response to Trump's remarks, but the timing appears to speak for itself.
