Trump Calls The New York Times a National Security Threat in Truth Social Post
The post escalates his late-November attacks tied to a Times health report, with no accompanying policy steps.
Overview
- In a December 23 message on Truth Social, President Trump accused the paper of lies and deliberate distortions.
- He urged that articles he said distort the truth be stopped and labeled the Times "a real enemy of the people."
- He characterized the newspaper’s actions as "radical left madness," reiterating themes from earlier criticism.
- RIA Novosti and TASS reported the remarks, and a Russian sovereign fund official portrayed them as part of a broader "fake media" campaign.
- Reports note no evidence offered for the national-security claim and no new legal or policy steps linked to the post, though Trump has previously sued the Times for $15 billion.