Caitlin Collins

And so that was actually really helpful to me because when I started covering Trump, I had just a better understanding of that orbit around him and the people that were surrounding themselves with him now and what that looked like. And it actually has been really beneficial to me, I think, as I've been covering him for the last eight years. Yeah.

And so that was actually really helpful to me because when I started covering Trump, I had just a better understanding of that orbit around him and the people that were surrounding themselves with him now and what that looked like. And it actually has been really beneficial to me, I think, as I've been covering him for the last eight years. Yeah.

Well, on just the right in general, I think they're emboldened by Trump's win. Tucker obviously was running the Daily Caller when I was there.

Well, on just the right in general, I think they're emboldened by Trump's win. Tucker obviously was running the Daily Caller when I was there.

Well, on just the right in general, I think they're emboldened by Trump's win. Tucker obviously was running the Daily Caller when I was there.

He worked at Fox, but he didn't have a primetime show and wasn't the king of cable as he became and had TV that the White House felt was must-see television because whatever he was talking about that night in his monologue, Trump would likely be talking about the next day. That's what I heard from senior staff in the White House the last time.

He worked at Fox, but he didn't have a primetime show and wasn't the king of cable as he became and had TV that the White House felt was must-see television because whatever he was talking about that night in his monologue, Trump would likely be talking about the next day. That's what I heard from senior staff in the White House the last time.

He worked at Fox, but he didn't have a primetime show and wasn't the king of cable as he became and had TV that the White House felt was must-see television because whatever he was talking about that night in his monologue, Trump would likely be talking about the next day. That's what I heard from senior staff in the White House the last time.

He is someone who has worked at every cable outlet, Fox, CNN, and MSNBC throughout his career, and now is in this moment using his influence in a different way. And I think that is something that I've been watching as well with Trump is his moving away from the traditional, you know, kind of Rupert Murdoch-esque level of influence to the Elon Musk, Joe Rogan,

He is someone who has worked at every cable outlet, Fox, CNN, and MSNBC throughout his career, and now is in this moment using his influence in a different way. And I think that is something that I've been watching as well with Trump is his moving away from the traditional, you know, kind of Rupert Murdoch-esque level of influence to the Elon Musk, Joe Rogan,

He is someone who has worked at every cable outlet, Fox, CNN, and MSNBC throughout his career, and now is in this moment using his influence in a different way. And I think that is something that I've been watching as well with Trump is his moving away from the traditional, you know, kind of Rupert Murdoch-esque level of influence to the Elon Musk, Joe Rogan,

more right-wing podcasters kind of level of influence. We saw that during the campaign, which I thought was fascinating because I think if Rupert Murdoch had called Trump, as he did this time in 2016, and said, you should pick this person as your vice president, Trump probably would have picked them. But he did that this time and said, you should pick Doug Burgum, I think.

more right-wing podcasters kind of level of influence. We saw that during the campaign, which I thought was fascinating because I think if Rupert Murdoch had called Trump, as he did this time in 2016, and said, you should pick this person as your vice president, Trump probably would have picked them. But he did that this time and said, you should pick Doug Burgum, I think.

more right-wing podcasters kind of level of influence. We saw that during the campaign, which I thought was fascinating because I think if Rupert Murdoch had called Trump, as he did this time in 2016, and said, you should pick this person as your vice president, Trump probably would have picked them. But he did that this time and said, you should pick Doug Burgum, I think.

Maybe not explicitly, but this is what we were told. And Trump went with J.D. Vance. And I just thought that really said a lot about who Trump is listening to and how that landscape shift has even made it into his inner circle.

Maybe not explicitly, but this is what we were told. And Trump went with J.D. Vance. And I just thought that really said a lot about who Trump is listening to and how that landscape shift has even made it into his inner circle.

Maybe not explicitly, but this is what we were told. And Trump went with J.D. Vance. And I just thought that really said a lot about who Trump is listening to and how that landscape shift has even made it into his inner circle.

I was nervous, less because of the ideology, because I'm not ideological. Like I've always been a reporter and that has always been kind of my like driving force. And CNN is also just massive. But so quickly I realized, you know, these people only are interested in what I'm reporting. They don't care like where I came from. They're like, how can you use that in your sources?

I was nervous, less because of the ideology, because I'm not ideological. Like I've always been a reporter and that has always been kind of my like driving force. And CNN is also just massive. But so quickly I realized, you know, these people only are interested in what I'm reporting. They don't care like where I came from. They're like, how can you use that in your sources?

I was nervous, less because of the ideology, because I'm not ideological. Like I've always been a reporter and that has always been kind of my like driving force. And CNN is also just massive. But so quickly I realized, you know, these people only are interested in what I'm reporting. They don't care like where I came from. They're like, how can you use that in your sources?