'Be quiet!' Trump snaps at CNN's Kaitlan Collins during Oval Office confrontation

President Donald Trump lashed out again at CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday during a press gaggle in the Oval Office after she asked him about whether his so-called "anti-weaponization" fund is dead or just on hold.

Trump's Department of Justice sought to establish the $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund as part of a settlement between the Trump administration and the IRS over a 2019 case involving Trump's leaked tax returns. The fund was intended to pay people who claimed they were wrongfully prosecuted by the government, and has faced significant bipartisan criticism after some of the president's allies said they would seek restitution.

Collins asked Trump on Wednesday whether the administration was still pursuing the fund after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Tuesday that the idea was dead. Trump apparently did not care for her line of questioning and lashed out.

"I know one thing ... the weaponization fund, as far as I am concerned, is a beautiful thing," Trump said. "I didn't make it, but when I heard about it, I thought it was the greatest thing because people like you have abused our people so badly. The fake news, CNN, New York Times, have abused our people ..."

Collins tried to cut in and ask a follow-up question, but Trump shut her down.

"Be quiet!" he said. "Have abused our people so badly, and you should be ashamed of yourself. She used to be a conservative, can you believe? She used to be a conservative from Alabama."

CNN told Raw Story in a statement: “Kaitlan Collins is an exceptional journalist, reporting every day from the White House and the field with real depth and tenacity. She skillfully brings that reporting to the anchor chair and CNN platforms every day, which audiences around the world know they can trust.”