US CNN donald trump Kaitlan Collins

Kaitlan Collins totally nailed the absurdity of the White House’s defence of Donald Trump and it made a great night even better

John Plunkett. Updated November 4th, 2026

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The Republicans have suffered a mauling of historic proportions in the American midterm elections, with the Democrats taking control of Congress in a glorious one-fingered salute to Donald Trump.

The president naturally denied all responsibility, despite telling people to vote like it was him on the ticket.

And it was down to Trump’s long-time nemesis, CNN’s estimable White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins to nail the absurdity of the White House’s defence, and she did it so well that anchor Jake Tapper momentarily lost it.

Here’s a slightly longer clip because Kaitlan Collins is so great.

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