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Dylan Mulvaney Fires Back at Trump’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner Jabs
7/27/2026, 10:00:39 PM
Trump’s Dinner Remarks
During the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Donald Trump referenced transgender actress and advocate Dylan Mulvaney four times, juxtaposing her with CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins in a series of jokes that critics described as trans-phobic. The president also posted an AI-generated image that placed Collins’s face on a 2023 Bud Light promotional video featuring Mulvaney. In the same speech, Trump claimed Democrats wanted “transgender for all” and coined the term “mutilization” to describe gender-affirming surgery.
Mulvaney’s Video Response
Mulvaney, 29, uploaded a four-minute video to her social platforms the following Sunday. She said she was “incredibly honored to be compared” to Collins, while noting that Trump’s jokes kept her “permanently burned into their retinas.” The video referenced the 2010 Katy Perry ballad “The One That Got Away” and concluded that public mockery from the administration felt like “the greatest compliment of all” because it aligned her with “the most brilliant, empathetic people” she knows. Mulvaney also thanked Trump for reminding her of her own power.
Official Reactions
She also highlighted an award from Wolf Blitzer, emphasizing the importance of the First Amendment and the right to ask uncomfortable questions. The White House has not issued a comment on Mulvaney’s video.
Verbatim Quotes
- “I thought Kaitlan had really made it big with a major new sponsorship,” — Donald Trump, back at president
- “It seems to me that I might be like the one that got away for these men,” — Dylan Mulvaney, transgender advocate
- “Maybe being publicly mocked and criticized by this administration is actually like the greatest compliment of all. Because it puts me in the company of some of the most brilliant, empathetic people in our world today.” — Wolf Blitzer
These exchanges illustrate how a presidential roast has sparked a broader cultural clash over transgender visibility, corporate sponsorship backlash, and the use of AI-generated imagery in political discourse.
