Trump calls a reporter beautiful and attributes hate to her unsmiling eyes
At an Oval Office event, Trump attacked CNN and a reporter, called her a young beautiful woman, and said her unsmiling eyes showed hate because of his policies. [Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration]
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This records the described remarks, not a finding about discriminatory intent, harassment, audience reaction, or the speaker's private beliefs.
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The official transcript records Trump combining beauty praise, smile criticism, and an attributed emotional state in his attack on a woman correspondent. [Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration]
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The document note identifies CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins. His claims about her feelings and CNN corruption are his assertions; this receipt does not establish either. [Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration]
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sex-or-gender · appearance · personal-attack · media-attack
The editorial sex/gender and appearance tags concern his woman-specific appearance and emotional-display framing. Personal-attack and media-attack identify the target of the criticism; no private emotion is treated as fact. [Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration]
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- Official transcript · Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records AdministrationRemarks at an Executive Order Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters
Printed p. 8, CNN/reporter passage following discussion of the Justice Department compensation fund; document note on p. 15 identifies Kaitlan Collins.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202600377/pdf/DCPD-202600377.pdf
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