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Agacé par ses questions sur Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Trump devient agressif avec Kaitlan Collins de CNN

Alors que Trump répondait aux questions des journalistes présents dans le bureau ovale, lors de la visite du président du Salvador, il s’est emporté contre la journaliste de CNN Kaitlan Collins.

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins was forced to re-live her Monday afternoon dressing-down at the hands of President Donald Trump just hours later on her own show.

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Collins cherchait à obtenir des explications claires sur les décisions prises à propos de Kilmar Abrego Garcia, un homme expulsé par erreur par l’administration Trump vers une super-prison au Salvador.

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Alors que la journaliste interrogeait Trump sur son intention d’aider à rapatrier l’homme que son administration admettait avoir expulsé par erreur au Salvador, il a d’abord délégué la réponse à Pam Bondi. Bondi a affirmé que Garcia faisait partie d’un gang criminel, une déclaration contredite par plusieurs sources. Trump l’a ensuite complimentée pour son bon travail.

Puis, interrompant Kaitlan Collins en pleine question, il a sollicité Stephen Miller pour répondre à celle de CNN, justifiant son geste en déclarant que «Ils demandent toujours avec un biais parce qu’ils sont biaisés parce qu’ils ne savent pas ce qui se passe», ajoutant que c’était précisément pour cela que plus «personne ne les écoutait».

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La journaliste a reformulé sa question en rappelant que Trump aurait déclaré, à bord de l’Air Force One, qu’il se conformerait à une décision de la Cour suprême ordonnant le retour de la personne concernée, une remarque à laquelle Kaitlan Collins faisait référence, citant les propos tenus par Trump quelques jours plus tôt:

«Si la Cour suprême disait de ramener quelqu’un, je le ferais, je respecte la Cour suprême.»

Plutôt que de répondre à la question, Trump s’est moqué de Kaitlan Collins en lui lançant:

«Pourquoi ne dis-tu pas simplement que c’est merveilleux que nous empêchions les criminels d’entrer dans notre pays, pourquoi ne peux-tu pas simplement dire cela?»

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Trump a reproché à Collins et à CNN de revenir sans cesse sur «les mêmes choses», ajoutant que c’était précisément pour cela que plus personne ne les écoutait et qu’ils avaient perdu toute crédibilité.

L’échange s’est encore envenimé lorsque Trump a invité Stephen Miller à répondre à la question adressée au président du Salvador. Ce dernier avait déjà réagi en demandant à la journaliste de CNN si, à l’inverse, elle s’attendrait à ce qu’il fasse passer un «criminel» clandestinement aux États-Unis, une allusion directe à Garcia, qualifiant la question de complètement absurde, alors qu’il était question d’une éventuelle aide au retour du migrant expulsé par erreur.

Miller a soutenu que Garcia était un citoyen salvadorien et a qualifié d’arrogante l’idée qu’un média américain puisse suggérer comment le Salvador devrait gérer ses propres ressortissants.

Ce n’est pas la seule attaque qu’ont essuyée CNN et Kaitlan Collins lors de la visite du président salvadorien. Alors que celui-ci posait une question à Donald Trump en s’interrogeant sur le silence des médias, Trump a rétorqué en pointant la journaliste de CNN, affirmant que c’était parce que les médias étaient des «fake news» comme CNN et qu’ils n’aimaient pas diffuser de bonnes nouvelles, ajoutant: «Je pense qu’ils détestent notre pays».

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De retour en studio, Dana Bash de CNN a tenu à rétablir les faits face à la déclaration choquante de Trump, en précisant que cela devrait aller de soi, mais qu’il fallait le dire clairement:

«Nous avons entendu le président Trump déclarer dans le Bureau ovale que CNN détestait notre pays. CNN ne déteste pas notre pays.»

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Dana Bash a conclu sur le sujet en rappelant qu’elle travaillait pour CNN depuis 32 ans, et en interprétant les propos de Trump comme une stratégie rhétorique, déclarant: «Je vois un procédé rhétorique dans sa tentative de dire une telle chose.»

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It’s war between Trump, Harvard (and Obama)

A few hours after Harvard announced its refusal to comply with a series of demands from the Trump administration, Donald Trump retaliated by announcing the freeze of over two billion dollars in federal funds intended for the university.

Obama's criticism of Trump's "ham-handed" demands could encourage other universities to follow Harvard's example.

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According to a letter from the Trump administration to Harvard, obtained by the New York Times, the White House was demanding that the university comply with a series of measures, under penalty of losing its funding, mainly intended for research.

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Harvard accuses the government of hiding, behind certain requirements related to the fight against anti-Semitism, an attempt to directly regulate intellectual conditions within the university.

The message from the president of Harvard University to the Trump administration is unequivocal:

«The University will not surrender its independence or its constitutional rights».

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It also stated: «No government, regardless of which party is in power, should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue».

This firm statement was quickly applauded by former President Barack Obama, himself a graduate of Harvard’s prestigious law school. He described the Trump administration’s attempts to control academic freedom as «unlawful and ham-handed».

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Obama expressed hope that Harvard’s decision would serve as an example and encourage other universities and institutions to follow the same path.

American universities are facing pressure from the Trump administration, accused of attacking the fundamental principles of a democratic society, such as freedom of expression, association, and academic freedom. This attempt was condemned in a letter signed by nearly 900 institutions, including members of the faculty at Yale, according to The Guardian.

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Trump’s requirements included removing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, changing admission policies to be based solely on merit, restricting the admission of international students deemed hostile to American values, banning pro-Palestinian student groups, collaborating with immigration authorities, and imposing a ban on wearing masks during protests on campus.

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Annoyed by her questions about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Trump lashes out at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins

As Trump was answering questions from journalists in the Oval Office, during the visit of the President of El Salvador, he lashed out at CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins.

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins was forced to re-live her Monday afternoon dressing-down at the hands of President Donald Trump just hours later on her own show.

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Collins was seeking clear explanations about the decisions made regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was wrongly deported by the Trump administration to a super-prison in El Salvador.

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As the journalist was questioning Trump about his intention to help repatriate the man his administration admitted to having deported by mistake to El Salvador, he first delegated the response to Pam Bondi. Bondi claimed that Garcia was part of a criminal gang, a statement contradicted by several sources. Trump then complimented her on her good work.

Then, interrupting Kaitlan Collins in the middle of her question, he called on Stephen Miller to answer the one from CNN, justifying his action by stating that «they always ask with a slant because they are slanted because they don’t know what’s happening», adding that this was precisely why «nobody listens to them anymore.»

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The journalist rephrased her question, recalling that Trump had said on board Air Force One that he would comply with a Supreme Court decision ordering the return of the person in question, a remark Kaitlan Collins was referring to, quoting Trump’s words from a few days earlier:

«If the Supreme Court said bring somebody back, I would do that, I respect the Supreme Court.»

Instead of answering the question, Trump mocked Kaitlan Collins, telling her:

«Why don’t you just say isn’t it wonderful that we’re keeping criminals out of our country, why can’t you just say that?»

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Trump scolded Collins and CNN for constantly coming back to « the same things, » adding that this was precisely why nobody listened to them anymore and they had lost all credibility.

The exchange became even more heated when Trump invited Stephen Miller to answer the question addressed to the President of El Salvador. The latter had already reacted by asking the CNN journalist if, on the other hand, she would expect him to smuggle a « criminal » into the United States, a direct allusion to Garcia, qualifying the question as «preposterous», while it was about possible help to return the wrongly deported migrant.

Miller claimed that Garcia was a Salvadoran citizen and called it arrogant to suggest that an American media outlet could indicate how El Salvador should handle its own citizens.

This was not the only attack that CNN and Kaitlan Collins suffered during the visit of the Salvadoran President. As the latter was asking Donald Trump a question, wondering about the silence of the media, Trump retorted by pointing to the CNN journalist, stating that it was because the media was « fake news » like CNN and that they didn’t like to spread good news, adding: «I think they hate our country».

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Back in the studio, Dana Bash of CNN wanted to set the record straight in the face of Trump’s shocking statement, specifying that it should go without saying, but it needed to be said clearly:

«We heard President Trump say in the Oval Office that CNN hates our country. CNN does not hate our country».

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Dana Bash concluded on the subject by recalling that she had been working for CNN for 32 years, and interpreting Trump’s words as a rhetorical strategy, stating: «I see a rhetorical device in him trying to say such a thing».

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C’est la guerre entre Trump, Harvard et Obama

Quelques heures après qu’Harvard a annoncé son refus de se conformer à une série de demandes de l’administration Trump, Donald Trump a répliqué en annonçant le gel de plus de deux milliards de dollars de fonds fédéraux et contrats destinés à l’université.

Obama's criticism of Trump's "ham-handed" demands could encourage other universities to follow Harvard's example.

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Selon une lettre de l’administration Trump adressée à Harvard, obtenue par le New York Times, la Maison-Blanche exigeait que l’université se conforme à une série de mesures, sous peine de perdre son financement, notamment destiné à la recherche.

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Harvard accuse le gouvernement de dissimuler, derrière certaines de ces exigences liées à la lutte contre l’antisémitisme, une tentative de régulation directe des conditions intellectuelles au sein de l’université.

Le message du président de l’université d’Harvard à l’administration Trump est sans équivoque:

«L’Université ne renoncera ni à son indépendance ni à ses droits constitutionnels.»

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Il a également déclaré: «Aucun gouvernement, quel que soit le parti au pouvoir, ne devrait dicter ce que les universités privées peuvent enseigner, qui elles peuvent admettre ou recruter, ni les domaines de recherche qu’elles peuvent explorer.»

Cette déclaration ferme a été rapidement applaudie par l’ancien président Barack Obama, lui-même diplômé de la réputée faculté de droit de Harvard. Il a qualifié les tentatives de l’administration Trump de contrôler la liberté académique d’«illégales et maladroites».

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Obama a exprimé l’espoir que la décision prise par Harvard serve d’exemple et encourage d’autres universités et institutions à suivre la même voie.

Les universités américaines sont confrontées à des pressions de l’administration Trump, accusée de s’en prendre aux principes fondamentaux d’une société démocratique, tels que la liberté d’expression, d’association et la liberté académique. Cette tentative a été dénoncée dans une lettre signée par près de 900 institutions, dont des membres du corps professoral de Yale, selon The Guardian.

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Les exigences de Trump incluaient notamment que l’université supprime ses programmes de diversité, d’équité et d’inclusion (DEI), modifie ses politiques d’admission pour les baser uniquement sur le mérite, restreigne l’admission des étudiants internationaux jugés hostiles aux valeurs américaines, interdise les groupes étudiants pro-palestiniens, collabore avec les autorités d’immigration et impose une interdiction du port de masques lors des manifestations sur le campus.

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Bukele and Trump do not seem in a hurry to help Kilmar Abrego Garcia

During the visit of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to the White House on April 14, he and Donald Trump passed the responsibility back and forth regarding the mistaken deportation of a migrant to a controversial prison in El Salvador

President Donald Trump and El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, made it clear in a joint meeting that the Maryland man who was wrongly deported won't be returned to the US

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, was deported by mistake to a controversial prison in El Salvador, despite a Supreme Court decision requiring the Trump administration to facilitate his return, a ruling that had prohibited his expulsion for security reasons.

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The meeting between Donald Trump and the Salvadoran president could have been the ideal opportunity to correct the error made by the Trump administration in Garcia’s case. However, the two leaders instead chose to pass the responsibility back and forth regarding who has the power to decide on the man’s freedom. Worse, they seemed amused by the situation.

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Donald Trump admitted that an administrative error had been made in Garcia’s expulsion, but claimed that his administration had respected the Supreme Court’s decision by removing legal or logistical barriers on the American side.

According to him, Garcia’s return now depends exclusively on the Salvadoran authorities, ruling out any diplomatic effort to repatriate him.

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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele stated that he would not facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, despite the injunction from the US Supreme Court.

He even claimed « not to have the power » to send him back, labeling Garcia a « terrorist » and rejecting any clandestine return operation.

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The terrorism accusations against Kilmar Abrego Garcia by the Trump administration and President Nayib Bukele are based on no concrete evidence. Although allegations of ties to the MS-13 gang have been made, no criminal charges have ever been brought against him in the United States or El Salvador.

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Recall that the Supreme Court recently ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was illegally deported to El Salvador, estimating that this deportation violated a previous decision protecting him.

Since then, the administration has been trying to evade this obligation, notably by playing on the interpretation of the word « facilitate ».

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Recall that Abrego Garcia, who entered the United States illegally around 2011, had obtained an exception to his deportation to a specific country due to the dangers to his life, a decision made in 2019 after examining the evidence by an immigration judge. The judge had concluded that Garcia could not be deported, as he was a target of a gang in his home country, El Salvador.

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Garcia’s future remains uncertain, and it remains to be seen how the Supreme Court will react to the Trump administration’s persistent inaction in this case.