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Katie Couric Vows to Challenge Trump Amid Media Attacks

11/6/2025

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Katie Couric, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, said in New York at The Daily Beast's Power 100 luncheon she will keep speaking out.
She described herself as independent from corporate influence.
Couric noted Trump’s attacks on the media, citing 64 assaults on journalists in the first 100 days of his second term.
She faced backlash over Kennedy Center comments, but called criticism from Trump loyalists "weird".

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Katie Couric, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, said in New York at The Daily Beast's Power 100 luncheon she will keep speaking out.
She described herself as independent from corporate influence.
Couric noted Trump’s attacks on the media, citing 64 assaults on journalists in the first 100 days of his second term.
She faced backlash over Kennedy Center comments, but called criticism from Trump loyalists "weird".