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Hala Gorani was left gobsmacked by the controversial columnist, as the pair clashed live on air on Thursday. Hopkins was invited onto CNN to speak about Brexit and why she believed Donald Trump would win the US presidential election – despite trailing in most major polls. However, the interview quickly disintegrated into a heated row after Hopkins accused the broadcaster of being Hillary Clinton’s personal news network – a favoured attack of Trump supporters.

CNN Katie Hopkins launched a seething attack on the CCN anchor

The columnist said: “I think he’s going to win. I think you guys are in for a big surprise, which I’m quite excited about. “I think we’ve seen a very similar thing here in the UK with Brexit. We saw a lot of the liberal press kind of sneering at "We saw a lot of the liberal press kind of sneering at Brexiteers, we saw a lot of the sneering we now see from the Clinton News Network.” Cutting Hopkins off, Gorani asked if she had really just called the broadcaster the "Clinton News Network".

We saw a lot of the sneering we now see from the Clinton News Network Katie Hopkins

To which Hopkins simply responded: “Yes, that is correct.” The comment sparked a heated discussion between the two as the anchor argued CNN was a balanced media outlet that used facts and polls to back up their stories. Appearing completely uninterested in what Gorani had to say, Hopkins said she was bored of polls and they should be ignored. Hopkins said: “I’m bored of the polls, I think none of us need to take any notice of them whatsoever.

GETTY Donald Trump is behind in most polls to Hillary Clinton

“We learned that in the UK with Brexit. We learned indeed with our General Election. "What I will say having sat in the Republican convention in Cleveland and watched your news network, it is entirely bias I think in coverage. I think Trump is going a great job.” Taking Hopkins to task, the CNN reporter savaged her for continuing to throw around accusations without being able to back them up with facts. The former Apprentice candidate took particular exception to the ongoing scandal surrounding the multiple women who have accused Mr Trump of sexually assaulting and groping them. Hopkins told Gorani: "You were just saying how Trump really struggles with women, you guys seem to love presenting us women, and I am vaguely a woman, as victims. I don’t see myself as a victim.

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"Many women, hard working women, don’t see themselves as victims. And we can also look at other polls, that say 70 per cent of individuals find Clinton to be utterly distasteful. "I find her abhorrent to look at. Her little smile there does nothing for me." The CNN reporter appeared to be less than impressed with Hopkins, as she told her that "nobody has said everybody loves Hillary Clinton – far from it".

AFP CNN was accused of being biased towards Hillary Clinton

CNN Ms Hopkins said she was bored off polls and they should be ignored

GETTY Hala Gorani is one of CNN's leading journalists