Kaitlan Collins

Kaitlan Collins (born April 7, 1992) is an American journalist who currently serves as anchor of The Source on CNN. She is the former co-anchor of CNN This Morning and also served as the network's White House Correspondent until 2022. Previously, she was the White House correspondent for the website The Daily Caller. Early life Kaitlan Collins was born in Prattville, Alabama. Her father, Jeff Collins, is a mortgage banker. Collins has described her upbringing as apolitical, and has stated that she does not recall her parents voting or expressing strong opinions about political candidates. Collins graduated from Prattville High School and went on to attend the University of Alabama. She initially chose to major in chemistry, before majoring in journalism. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and journalism in May of 2014. Collins was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority. Career After graduating from college, Collins moved to Washington, D.C. In June 2014, she was hired by the website The Daily Caller as an entertainment reporter. After covering the 2016 presidential election, the Daily Caller named her its White House correspondent in January 2017, and she began covering the Trump administration.