Trump tells Kaitlan Collins to smile during a correspondents' dinner routine
Trump called Collins an attractive young woman, repeatedly told her to smile, attacked her award, and followed with a joke about mistaking a Bud Light sponsorship involving Dylan Mulvaney for hers. [Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration]
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The official transcript records Collins-specific attractiveness and smile comments in a routine criticizing her reporting and award. [Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration]
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This was a dinner speech with attacks on other journalists, including men. His financial claims about Bud Light and his award accusations are not independently verified here. [Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration]
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sex-or-gender · appearance · personal-attack · media-attack
The sex/gender and appearance tags address a woman journalist's looks and expected pleasant expression. The critical editorial reading does not require asserting a discriminatory motive or adopting his award and commercial claims. [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 the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
Printed p. 10, Kaitlan Collins award passage and following Bud Light/Dylan Mulvaney joke.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202600491/pdf/DCPD-202600491.pdf
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