11 Facts About Kaitlan Collins

Kaitlan Collins was born on April 7,1992 and is an American journalist who served as the chief White House correspondent for CNN until 2022.

Kaitlan Collins graduated from Prattville High School and went on to attend the University of Alabama.

Kaitlan Collins initially chose to major in chemistry, like her sister, before majoring in journalism.

Kaitlan Collins earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and journalism in May of 2014.

In July 2017, Kaitlan Collins was hired by CNN as part of the team covering presidential news.

Kaitlan Collins was involved in a notable incident with the Trump administration on July 25,2018, when she attended a photo op in the Oval Office as the day's pool reporter.

Kaitlan Collins served as the CNN White House correspondent for a large part of the written and televised live coverage of the 2020 United States presidential election, and was promoted to chief White House correspondent for the incoming Biden administration on January 11,2021.

At a briefing that took place a few weeks after the election, then-White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany refused to take a question from Kaitlan Collins and called her an "activist".

On September 15,2022, CNN announced that Kaitlan Collins would move to co-anchoring a revamped CNN morning show with Don Lemon and Poppy Harlow, ending her tenure as chief White House correspondent.

Kaitlan Collins moderated a town hall event with Donald Trump on May 10,2023.

On May 17,2023, Kaitlan Collins was named CNN's new 9 pm ET host, with her program scheduled to begin in June.