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highplainsdem

(63,344 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 04:36 PM 5 hrs ago

Trump attacking Kaitlan Collins for not smiling

Trump, sounding very tired, attacks a woman reporter for not smiling more

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-03T20:22:01.988Z



Trump attacking Kaitlan Collins: CNN's a very corrupt organization, with a corrupt reporter standing right there, never smiles. Young, beautiful woman, never smiles. I never see a smile on her face. I see her standing with such hatred in her eyes.

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-06-03T20:22:39.263Z
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Trump attacking Kaitlan Collins for not smiling (Original Post) highplainsdem 5 hrs ago OP
my lifelong standard response to men telling me to smile more Skittles 5 hrs ago #1
Mine: "I will at your funeral..." hlthe2b 5 hrs ago #2
My husband is guilty of that MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #10
Older men tend to do so thinking they are complementing or just being friendly or because hlthe2b 1 hr ago #23
He's 63 MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #24
Did this just happen? Just_Vote_Dem 5 hrs ago #3
Unfortunately 😕 MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #11
Garage Queen Kid Berwyn 4 hrs ago #16
This has become a pattern. BannonsLiver 3 hrs ago #19
Not at all presidential to say the least. Klarkashton 4 hrs ago #4
Speaking of never Whip-poor-will 4 hrs ago #5
Classic misogyny markie 4 hrs ago #6
yup Skittles 4 hrs ago #18
"I see her standing with such hate in her eyes." SalviaBlue 4 hrs ago #7
Did piggy answer the reporter's question? 2MuchNoise 4 hrs ago #8
Renee Good smiled -- then one of fat fuck's ICE goons shot her in the face and walked away scott free Blue Owl 4 hrs ago #9
Thank you 👍 MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #12
This Kaitlan Collins? SocialDemocrat61 4 hrs ago #13
Prolly thought to herself, B.See 4 hrs ago #14
Important. moondust 4 hrs ago #15
Who could smile being in close proximity to him? MIButterfly 4 hrs ago #17
Again? senseandsensibility 3 hrs ago #20
He also said she has hatred in her eyes senseandsensibility 3 hrs ago #21
Yes, why don't they all start yelling at him? Tumbulu 1 hr ago #22

MustLoveBeagles

(17,719 posts)
10. My husband is guilty of that
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:12 PM
4 hrs ago

He doesn't mean anything bad about it. I just let him know his advice hasn't been well received.

hlthe2b

(114,868 posts)
23. Older men tend to do so thinking they are complementing or just being friendly or because
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:25 PM
1 hr ago

it seems innocent and they grew up in a time when it wasn't so filled with baggage meanings. But far younger men more often do it as a patronizing/controlling comment. And I certainly would not like that--especially if I was a young woman closer to their age today.

Kid Berwyn

(25,196 posts)
16. Garage Queen
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:29 PM
4 hrs ago

If they don’t take the 2024 Dimdonniechucklenuts out from the Dump House garage and knock the rust off once in a while, Miller, Gorka and Wiles fear the lunatic won’t start the next time they fill the traitor with his NAZI programming and clown decal regalia in order to distract from his family’s close relationship to the child sexual abuser and blackmailer, Jeffrey Epstein.

BannonsLiver

(20,918 posts)
19. This has become a pattern.
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:45 PM
3 hrs ago

He goes out of sight for days at a time. Then when the chatter gets loud enough they find a way to trot him out for a minute as proof of life. It’s happened at least 3 times since the Labor Day disappearance last year. Maybe more.

Whip-poor-will

(553 posts)
5. Speaking of never
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 04:59 PM
4 hrs ago

Never saw trump pet any animal anywhere

James Crumley: The hardboiled crime author penned a much longer, famous version of this quote in his 1978 novel The Last Good Kiss. His character says: "Son, never trust a man who doesn't drink because he's probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time."


Skittles

(173,250 posts)
18. yup
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:40 PM
4 hrs ago

I've never been told by a woman to smile more, and I doubt many men are told to smile more

SalviaBlue

(3,111 posts)
7. "I see her standing with such hate in her eyes."
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:03 PM
4 hrs ago

She speaks for all of us…. Especially women.

Thank you, Kaitlan!

Blue Owl

(59,743 posts)
9. Renee Good smiled -- then one of fat fuck's ICE goons shot her in the face and walked away scott free
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:09 PM
4 hrs ago

So fuck all the way off you disgusting piece of shit pedophile rapist.

MIButterfly

(3,254 posts)
17. Who could smile being in close proximity to him?
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:40 PM
4 hrs ago

I would be too busy trying to control my gag reflex to smile.

senseandsensibility

(25,726 posts)
20. Again?
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 06:15 PM
3 hrs ago

And what was her response this time? If he tried that in the private sector it would be considered harrassment.

senseandsensibility

(25,726 posts)
21. He also said she has hatred in her eyes
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 06:33 PM
3 hrs ago

"because we have borders". The guy sounds mean, tired, and crazy. Why do the press not stand up for each other?

Tumbulu

(6,638 posts)
22. Yes, why don't they all start yelling at him?
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:03 PM
1 hr ago

it just proves to me how ridiculous they all are- and possessing zero courage.

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