White House escalates attack on female CNN reporter who Trump berated — and brings her children into it

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsWhite House escalates attack on female CNN reporter who Trump berated — and brings her children into itTrump administration pours gasoline on his repeated attacks against women in media by dragging a reporter’s children into his press warAlex Woodward in New York Tuesday 18 August 2026 16:13 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3035008","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-kristen-holmes-cnn-reporter-attacks-b3035008.html","title":"White House escalates attack on CNN reporter by bringing her children into it"}}CloseTrump insults female CNN reporter as he denies conditions are deteriorating on the USS Abraham LincolnSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashing...