Trump rips into ‘crying like a baby’ CNN mainstay for calling him a ‘Dictator’ — a year ago

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump rips into ‘crying like a baby’ CNN mainstay for calling him a ‘Dictator’ — a year agoTrump renews war with CNN and Van Jones over old criticsmJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Monday 04 May 2026 18:00 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":"b2970180","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cnn-trump-van-jones-dictator-b2970180.html","title":"Trump rips into ‘crying like a baby’ CNN mainstay for once calling him a ‘Dictator’"}}CloseTrump says there's a 'possibility' of new strikes if Iran 'misbehaves'Sign 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":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","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":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President Donald Trump blasted a CNN pundi...