President Donald Trump took aim at the "sick, treasonous, and demented" White House-banned left-leaning media outlets, which were present at the United Nations on Tuesday despite the networks' pool coverage having been suspended.
Trump singled out CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins in a late-night Truth Social post after she and other reporters covered his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
"All of the SLEAZEBAGS, like Third Rate 'Reporter,' Kaitlan Collins,
of Fake News CNN, a truly unhappy person, said they weren’t going to be covering me," Trump wrote.
"Then why were they ranting and raving like Lunatics, in the Press Area, at the United Nations? Why was she there? She’s got a 'TRUMP' addiction, and so does CNN and MSDNC. They’re all sick, treasonous, and demented!" Trump added.
The broadside came after Trump confronted Collins earlier Tuesday at U.N. headquarters, telling her CNN should not be covering him after the network's dispute with the White House.
Collins responded that the United Nations, not the White House, had granted CNN credentials for the gathering.
The dispute stems from Trump's decision last week to bar CNN, MS Now, and Politico reporters from the White House.
Journalists for the three organizations subsequently had their credentials deactivated or were denied entry.
The three outlets sued the Trump administration Monday, seeking a temporary restraining order restoring their access.
They contend the administration retaliated against them over their reporting in violation of the First Amendment.
The White House maintains that the First Amendment protects the outlets' right to publish but does not guarantee individual organizations access to White House facilities or the presidential press pool.
Trump had previously noted that the outlets said they would boycott coverage of him but continued showing up at events.
During a Monday appearance in New York, he pointed to the assembled press and said, "They said they were going to boycott me, but they never boycott me."
The president also used his Tuesday night post to criticize U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who is overseeing the outlets' lawsuit, calling him "totally disloyal."
Kelly, whom Trump appointed during his first term, ruled in 2018 that the White House had not afforded then-CNN correspondent Jim Acosta proper due process when it revoked his press credentials.
Kelly has scheduled a Wednesday hearing on the outlets' request for emergency relief.
Trump has already signaled that his administration will appeal if Kelly rules against the White House.
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