Kaitlan Collins complains Trump's return requires her to work weekends
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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins expressed her grievances about her demanding seven-day-a-week schedule covering news related to Donald Trump during a conversation with Late Night host Seth Meyers.

The chief White House correspondent shared her feelings on Friday, after a particularly hectic week following the activities of the two-term president. Continuous coverage of Trump’s various executive orders has kept CNN and other networks extremely busy.

Collins, in turn, harked back to what she put as a calmer presidency from Joe Biden.

‘Um, it is insane,’ the anchor answered, growing increasingly animated. 

‘I think everyone is kind of like readjusting and re-remembering what it was like four years ago – pre four years ago.

‘I remember when Biden first took office in January, the New York Times wrote this story about how quiet the weekends were.

‘Because, for reporters, every weekend had just been like another… it was like a seven-day work week. 

‘Now we’re back to that. Basically where it’s just essentially nonstop every day.’ 

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She added: ‘You kind of wake up, like, not knowing what you’re going to be doing, what the schedule is.’

The anchor then offered an anecdote about having to cancel her breakfast plans to cover a Trump press conference. 

‘One day this week, while I was on my way to get breakfast, I was informed that Trump was holding a press conference in an hour,’ revealed Collins.

‘I physically ran back home so I could change and get ready.’

Meyers at this point interjected: ‘I feel like that’s how we all live now – we would not be surprised to see someone we know from CNN running.’

Loud laughs emanated from the Manhattan audience, leaving Collins smiling. ‘Yeah, I don’t run,’ she joked. 

‘If you see me running, like, fire up your Twitter, [be]cause something’s about to happen. And it’s probably not great.’

Meyers, an outspoken Democrat, went on to state that ‘it does seem like their philosophy is to flood the zone.’ 

‘I imagine for you, like, something happens on Saturday, and you think, oh, well, this will be our Monday story.

‘And then, you know, that goes away by the time you know, Sunday morning rolls around,’ Meyers continued, before posing a question.

‘Do you think that they can continue to flood the zone, or is this just the benefit of being in the early days of the administration?’

‘I think they definitely want to keep it up for as long as possible,’ Collins responded. 

‘Because every day, you know, they’re touting, “Oh, we’ve signed this many executive orders,” or, “We’ve done this today, or this many executive actions.”

‘But… there’s a limit of how much you can do on your own at your desk with your pen as president.

‘The other day, this was evidenced to me because Trump was signing all these executive orders, and then he signed this huge sheet of paper. 

‘And I texted a source and I was like, “Wait, what is he signing? Why is the executive order like 40 feet wide?”

‘And it was a proclamation. It’s basically a formalization of Mark Burnett, [the producer] from “The Apprentice,” who was going to the UK.

‘It wasn’t actually something that, you know, typically has to be signed in front of the cameras in the Oval Office,’ Collins said. 

Meyers, Colbert, and contemporaries Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are already back to making barbs at Trump’s expense. 

Within days of Trump’s swearing-in, viewers took to social media to complain the format felt tired and reheated, sparking concerns the hosts’ teetering ratings could take a huge hit if they don’t freshen up their material.

CNN is suffering low ratings as well, recording the worst January in its history for view in the highly sought 25-54 demographic.

The statistic holds importance to advertisers due to the group’s spending power, and the fact that it pertains to both daytime and primetime.

The network recently engaged in a round of layoffs – the third in as many years – amid plans to put more emphasis on its digital presence.  

At the same time, chief executive Mark Thompson – brought in to address the situation as he has done at both The New York Times and BBC – is reportedly demanding a tone-down in reporting surrounding President Donald Trump.

SpinCo CEO Mark Lazarus, the new boss of the media conglomerate that oversees MSNBC, has reportedly asked for the same.

Fox News, however, has continued to fly high – capturing more than 70 percent of cable news’ audiences during primetime since, as well as nearly 50 percent overall. 

 

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