Trump insulting Kaitlan Collins is a show of power. For her

A commentary discusses Donald Trump’s remarks at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Friday, July 24, arguing they were meant to project power by insulting journalists, particularly CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. The author references that Trump had planned to attend the event earlier in April, but it was interrupted when shots were fired near the hotel ballroom. The piece says Trump still followed through and delivered a speech filled with targeted jabs, while criticizing the setting itself: a dinner celebrating the First Amendment. It cites Collins as a recipient of a White House Correspondents’ Association award and describes Trump’s comments about her appearance and his comparison involving Bud Light, along with a backlash tied to Dylan Mulvaney.