Meghan McCain urges White House to pull credential of CNN's Kaitlan Collins

Conservative pundit Meghan McCain attacked CNN anchor and reporter Kaitlan Collins, suggesting she be barred from covering the White House after she aggressively questioned press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday about President Trump’s view on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

“Kaitlan Collins is an absolute imbecile and a pure partisan hack,” McCain wrote Wednesday on the social platform X. “Have some respect for the two women standing in front of you who are exposing lies, deep corruption and keeping the country safe. The White House should pull her credentials.”

McCain was responding to Collins’s questioning of Gabbard, who during a briefing earlier in the day alleged former President Obama and his allies worked to undermine Trump ahead of the 2016 election.

“What would you say to people who believe that you’re only releasing these documents now to improve your standing with the president after he said that your intelligence assessments were wrong?” Collins asked, in reference to conflicting intelligence within the administration relating to Iran’s nuclear program.

Collins has made a name for herself in the media with direct questioning of top Republican lawmakers on her nightly prime-time show and repeated follow-ups directed at Trump during gaggles with members of the press.

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5417636-meghan-mccain-kaitlan-collins-white-house-press-credentials/