Kaitlan Collins, a chief White House correspondent for CNN, is reportedly in conflict with network executives for linking to a website dedicated to alleged murderer Luigi Mangione. The site included a link to a fundraiser for Mangione, accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in the street in December.
Officially, CNN is standing by Collins’s excuse that she shared a link to the website in a now-deleted social media post because it was “newsworthy,” However, sources say the gaffe “comes at the worst possible time for CNN,” which is struggling with low trust and cratering ratings.
“Whatever the circumstances, they don’t need any more controversy—and certainly not one linked to Mangione,” the source explained, adding: “Her job is now really hanging in the balance. One more slip up and it looks like she’s toast!’
Mangione, 26, allegedly shot 50-year-old Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel last December, using ammunition marked with words criticizing health insurers.
CNN already returned Collins to her former role as a White House correspondent as it attempted to make savings. She has been proving ineffective on her show, with President Donald J. Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, handling her easily while discussing illegal immigration and deportations in January. […]
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