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'Appalling hit': Absolute fury hits Trump as CNN honchos react to Kaitlan Collins attack

Trump Used the Press Dinner as a Humiliation RitualAt Friday’s rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Donald Trump turned his remarks on CNN’s Kaitlan Collins into a crude performance of dominance, mocking her smile, her appearance, and then reaching for a transphobic punchline involving Dylan Mulvaney and Bud Light. CNN rushed out public defenses of Collins almost immediately. The episode was not a misunderstanding. It was a demonstration of who gets to set the terms in the room, and who is expected to absorb the insult.The Point Was Power, Not ComedyThe important fact is not that…

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