‘You should not be here,’ Trump tells CNN at UN as standoff with media outlets persists

NEW YORK (AP) – On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a prominent U.S.

What happened

"It's an honor to be here, " Trump remarked as he entered U.N. Doors Tuesday ahead of his speech to the General Assembly and faced Kaitlan Collins of CNN, a frequent target of his ire. "I'm surprised that CNN is here covering me. You should not be here covering me. You remarked you weren't going to cover me."

As Collins observed afterwards on air, CNN noted nothing of the kind. The administration had banned CNN from White House grounds days earlier – along with MS NOW and Politico – and removed the network from pool duty. But CNN had been admitted into the U.N. As regularly credentialed media.

In any case, the tense moment was a stark reminder of how dramatically the bitter conflict between Trump and news outlets whose coverage he objects to as "fake news" has escalated in just a few days.

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around 'You should not be here, Trump tells CNN at UN as standoff point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.