US president says he is bringing defamation and libel action in Florida against the newspaper, accusing it of being a ‘virtual mouthpiece’ for Democrats
Donald Trump says he has brought a $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times, alleging defamation and libel.
In a social media post late on Monday, the US president accused the newspaper of a “decades long method of lying about your Favorite President (ME!), my family, business, the America First Movement, MAGA, and our Nation as a whole”.
The president singled out the New York Times endorsement of Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election and said the paper had become a “virtual ‘mouthpiece’ for the Radical Left Democrat Party.”
The lawsuit was being brought in Florida, he said, without providing further details. Reuters reported a court filing showed Trump suing the newspaper.
