Article continues below advertisementCNN's Jake Tapper stepped in to defend Kaitlan Collins after Donald Trump blasted her in a harsh social media rant. On Saturday, December 6, Tapper jumped onto X (formerly Twitter) and pushed back on Trump's "stupid and nasty" Truth Social post with a bulleted list, calling Collins both "smart" and "nice."Article continues below advertisementSource: @jaketapper/XArticle continues below advertisementHe followed up by writing, "It's a legitimate question about construction of a controversial project on White House grounds.