NCS’s Kaitlan Collins replayed footage of a heated trade she had with President Donald Trump within the Oval Office on Tuesday wherein he repeatedly insulted her in response to a query about Jeffrey Epstein.
“What would you say to survivors–” Collins, 33, started to ask earlier than the president, 79, interrupted.
“You are so bad. You know, you are the worst reporter. No wonder,” Trump stated. “NCS has no ratings because of people like you.”
Turning to talk to others within the room, Trump continued, “She’s a young woman. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile. I’ve known you for 10 years. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a smile on your face.”
Collins tried to direct the president again to her query, however he continued to insult her, telling her, “You know why you’re not smiling? Because you know you’re not telling the truth, and you’re a very dishonest organization, and they should be ashamed of you.”
He then known as on one other reporter and declined to permit Collins to complete asking her query.
Replaying the footage on Tuesday night time’s episode of The Source, Collins spoke to NCS contributor Kara Swisher about Trump’s assaults and makes an attempt to dismiss the issues held by survivors of Epstein’s crimes.
While she didn’t extensively element her ideas surrounding the president’s verbal assault, Collins stated that the president’s outburst on Tuesday “shed some light” on his mindset across the Epstein information.
“He views things through the lens of how it affects him,” Collins stated. Swisher agreed, including, “It’s a reality distortion field of his own making, and it’s just not true.”
Collins requested Swisher for her ideas “beyond the attacks, particularly on how Trump was “just shrugging off the concerns that survivors have here.”
“I think of all of these people in these files, which is really disturbing. I think you really got under his skin because of that, so he decided to take personal attacks on you which were whatever, it was just ridiculous,” Swisher replied.
“I think you’re absolutely right to raise that question of what got released and what needs to be released, and now that we’re halfway there, we should do the whole thing.”
Trump, who was associates with Epstein for years, has repeatedly melted down at reporters who’ve requested him concerning the convicted intercourse trafficker. / Davidoff Studios/Getty Images
The Justice Department launched some 3 million extra Epstein information on Friday, together with unredacted images of bare younger ladies and incorrectly redacted paperwork that resulted within the publication of delicate data.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche then announced that the division had “completed“ its review of the files, despite previously acknowledging that the DOJ was in possession of some 6 million files relating to the Epstein case, half of which have still not been released.
Trump has previously taken shots at Collins before, calling her stupid in a cruel Truth Social post published in December.
“Caitlin Collins of Fake News NCS, always Stupid and Nasty, asked me why the new Ballroom was costing more money than originally thought one year ago,” the 79-year-old wrote.
The president has a historical past of insulting feminine reporters, calling one other reporter “stupid” in November, chastising one other reporter for being “aggressive” in December, and dismissing a distinct reporter’s query as silly earlier this month.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) seems on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks throughout a invoice signing within the Oval Office of the White House on February 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. / Alex Wong / Getty Images
He made waves final yr after snapping at Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey for asking him concerning the Epstein information, telling her, “Quiet! Quiet, piggy.”
One day after that incident, he unleashed a tirade on one other feminine reporter who requested him concerning the Epstein information, threatening to revoke her community’s license and telling her to return to journalism faculty.
“You’re a radical left network,” Trump informed ABC News’ Mary Bruce. “But I think the way you ask the question, with the anger and the meanness, is terrible. You go back and learn how to be a reporter. No more questions from you.”