CNN Stars Back Kristen Holmes After Trump Launches Personal Attack

CNN CNN stars have backed their colleague Kristen Holmes after President Donald Trump and his administration made twisted personal attacks on her.

Holmes appeared to set Trump off during a press gaggle in the Oval Office on Monday after asking the president for his response to a remark by Democratic Sen.

Jon Ossoff about Trump’s close aide Natalie Harp, 35.

Ossoff referenced the president’s “human printer” at a rally Sunday night, claiming that Trump “doesn’t want to do the job.

He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar.” At the Oval Office, the president deflected the question about Harp and spent over two minutes talking about his vanity construction products.

Ten minutes later, Trump, 80, repeatedly shouted “QUIET!” at Holmes on Monday after the 40-year-old asked the president why he decided to scale back joint U.S. and South Korea military drills, and questioned him on his relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

The president also called Holmes “disrespectful” and told her, “You’re a fake reporter and you report fake news!” That led to the White House’s Rapid Response 47 X account melting down on X over Holmes’ questions, calling the senior CNN reporter “a disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession.” Less than 30-minutes later, the Rapid Response account then got personal, roping Holmes’ family into its insults.

“Someday, your children will come across your disgusting and inhumane question,” the second post said, tagging Holmes’ account.

“They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive.

It’s quite troubling,” the scathing post stated.

Holmes appeared on The Lead with Jake Tapper and OutFront with Erin Burnett on Monday, with both CNN programs playing Trump’s abusive comments about her on air.

“You were in the Oval asking questions about Trump’s stance on South Korea... he responded as he often does with tough, smart women,” Tapper said, introducing Holmes.

Burnett, meanwhile, pointed out that Holmes’ questions “clearly hit a nerve” with Trump, with the host saying it was a “legitimate” request from Holmes.

Holmes did not directly address Trump’s personal attacks against her on either CNN show, and merely discussed the issues she was asking the president about.