Trump Confronts CNN Reporter at UN Over White House Ban

President Donald Trump confronted CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, telling her she should not be covering him despite her network's White House ban. As Trump entered the UN building, Collins asked about CNN polling showing that nearly two-thirds of Americans do not believe the United States is winning the war with Iran, and when the conflict would end. Trump did not answer the question directly. "It's an honor to be here. I'm surprised that CNN is here covering me. You shouldn't be here. You should not be here covering me. You said you weren't going to cover me. You shouldn't be covering me," Trump told the assembled press. Collins responded, "The United Nations allowed us in, sir." She later posted a video of the exchange on X, writing that CNN journalists are credentialed by the United Nations to cover the General Assembly. Speaking later on CNN, Collins said the network never said it would stop covering the president, noting that UN media accreditation is administered separately from White House access.