After an extended silence, CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins has finally responded to accusations of providing material support to the shooter of UnitedHealthCEO Brian Thompson. In an X post, Collins denies the main charge of sharing a fundraising link for the shooter, defending her sharing of a support website due to its being “newsworthy.”
Collins drew broad backlash after her Friday post on X: “Luigi Mangione’s legal defense team has launched a new website today”, along with a link to the website.
Collins didn’t delete the post until after the backlash. Per The New York Post:
CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins apparently deleted a social media post after receiving backlash for appearing to promote a defense fund for Luigi Mangione, the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer.
In the post on X, Collins showed a…
