CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins is opening up about her relationship with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. “To her credit, she said, ‘No, Kaitlan’s coming in with the rest of the U.S. press,’ and we went in,” Collins said of Leavitt. “You’re asking questions that maybe they don’t want to fully answer, and so that is something that always exists. It’s a good faith question.”“And so obviously that leads to clashes sometimes when they don’t like my question,” she continued. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile.

Source: CNN February 12, 2026 17:00 UTC