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Someone may want to inform CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins that if you’re going to appoint yourself the face mask police, you had better adhere to the standard you’re holding others to.
President Donald Trump responded Sunday to a tweet from son Eric Trump exposing Collins hypocrisy regarding face masks.
“A CNN Faker!” the president tweeted.
The younger Trump had tweeted a video showing Collins removing her face mask at a White House briefing when she thought the cameras were off.
He tweeted: “Just a reminder that @CNN is a total joke: ‘Mask-police CNN reporter @kaitlancollins caught removing hers at presser, as soon as she thought cameras were off.'”
For good measure, he CC’d CNN’s Brian Stelter.
A CNN Faker! https://t.co/boSTXeIWcU
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 17, 2020
Collins brought the added scrutiny on herself when, on Friday, she took to naming Trump administration officials who weren’t wearing masks.
“At vaccine event in the Rose Garden, POTUS is joined by several officials on stage. Some, like Dr. Birx and Dr. Fauci are in masks. Others, like Defense Secretary Esper and HHS Secretary Azar, aren’t,” she observed in a tweet.
At vaccine event in the Rose Garden, POTUS is joined by several officials on stage. Some, like Dr. Birx and Dr. Fauci are in masks. Others, like Defense Secretary Esper and HHS Secretary Azar, aren’t.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 15, 2020
Collins responded to the president’s jab, letting her elitist slip show in the process.
In a tweet heavy on sanctimony, the reporter tried to justify removing her mask, if not dismiss concerns altogether, insisting she removed her mask for only “six seconds.”
“Nearly 90,000 Americans have been killed by coronavirus, and the president is tweeting about me pulling my mask down for six seconds on Friday,” Collins tweeted.
Nearly 90,000 Americans have been killed by coronavirus, and the president is tweeting about me pulling my mask down for six seconds on Friday. https://t.co/UYib8tS7pO
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 18, 2020
Political commentator Mike Cernovich sarcastically — we think — called for CNN to “be banned from the White House under the rules!”
In an attached article, Cernovich wrote: “Collins’ violation of social distancing rules is problematic, as the White House Correspondents Association previously threatened to remove OANN reporter Chanel Rion from the press briefing rotation for violating social distancing rules.”
CNN must be banned from the White House under the rules! https://t.co/g5rQ5G4BKg
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 17, 2020
The WHCA, led by ABC News correspondent Jon Karl, took the action when Rion appeared at a briefing without having an assigned seat — the reporter said she was a guest of press secretary Stephanie Grisham.
Speaking of Karl, last week he was busy trying to shame Fox News chief White House correspondent John Roberts for not wearing a mask, prompted Roberts to push back.
“Facts – I was quietly seated more than 6′ away from the closest person (adhering to CDC social distancing guidelines) -When the press conference began, I put mask on. So – what, exactly is the basis for this petty effort at shaming????” he said, in response to a photo Karl tweeted.
Facts – I was quietly seated more than 6′ away from the closest person (adhering to CDC social distancing guidelines)
-When the press conference began, I put mask on.
So – what, exactly is the basis for this petty effort at shaming???? https://t.co/ctW4knjkyD— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) May 11, 2020
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from Twitter:
CNN is a national embarrassment and shouldn’t exist anymore.
— RD (@real_defender) May 17, 2020
The fake news media is a true enemy of the people.
— ⭐🇺🇸Stompy🇺🇸⭐ (@TrumpNotBiden) May 17, 2020
MaskTease
Sound on. Enjoy the show! 🎺🎶Thanks to @KarluskaP pic.twitter.com/UvN0g8G9WU
— Maria Sederholm (@Wordofbeak) May 18, 2020
Must Suck to get busted 🤣
Nothing new for @CNN
Oh and btw, your mother spelled your name wrong 😞
Do us all a favor, #keepthemaskON— 🇺🇸MAGA ~ Trump 2020 🇺🇸 (@ConsrvativeDiva) May 18, 2020
Your recklessness put the lives of our nation’s leaders at risk, Miss Collins. If the virus becomes widespread through the White House, it would be an utter disaster.
Keep your mask on.
Or better yet, just keep your mouth shut.
— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) May 18, 2020
Hall monitor gets busted without a pass
— Razor (@hale_razor) May 18, 2020
— Brian Czock (@czock) May 18, 2020
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The longest-tenured writer at BizPac Review, Tom grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills.
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