Kaitlan Collins: CNN Not Biased? Come On.

Adriana Stone 0 1 min read

Kaitlan Collins: CNN Not Biased? Come On.

Kaitlan Collins told a podcast that she and CNN aren’t biased against President Donald Trump. She said the network covers him “fairly and accurately.”

That’s a bold claim. Many viewers hear something else. For years critics have accused CNN of running stories that are tilted against conservatives and President Donald Trump. Ratings have slipped. Trust in national news outlets has fallen. People notice a pattern.

Collins’ exact words were: “They always argue the media is biased against them, it doesn’t cover them fairly — even though we cover them I think fairly and accurately.”

Her remarks landed on social platforms. Media watchdogs and conservative outlets pushed back hard. They say CNN’s coverage isn’t just critical — it’s hostile. That drives audiences away. It fuels the argument that major newsrooms aren’t neutral arbiters anymore.

There’s also data showing public skepticism toward journalists. Surveys from respected pollsters show many Americans have low confidence that reporters act in the public’s best interest. The gap is political. Democrats tend to trust journalists more than Republicans do. That split matters. It shapes how people interpret any statement about fairness from a major network.

Look, the takeaway isn’t complicated. A newsroom can claim fairness. But viewers judge by what they see. When coverage repeatedly targets one side, fairness claims ring hollow. When anchors and personalities inject opinion into news segments, audiences notice. Trust erodes.

If CNN wants to rebuild credibility, it needs more than statements. It needs clearer separation between news and commentary. It needs consistent standards applied to everyone, including powerful figures like President Donald Trump. And it needs to stop treating skepticism as a partisan talking point and actually earn trust back from viewers across the spectrum.

Until then, when anchors insist coverage is balanced, a big chunk of the country will remain unconvinced.

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