LONDON: US President Donald Trump accused the New York Times of treason on Sunday over its coverage of the war in Iran, threatening to add what he called the paper’s false reporting to his multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against the outlet.
“The way the Corrupt and Failing New York Times is covering stories on a very battered and beat up Iran, through FAKE & MADE UP ‘FACTS’ is, in my opinion, ‘TREASONOUS,’” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday night.
“I will be adding all of their false and ridiculous reporting to my multi Billion Dollar lawsuit against them. They are Criminals!”
The outburst was directed in part at a Times piece headlined “What Changed After Almost 4 Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much,” which Trump said ignored a string of US achievements, including the degradation of Iran’s military and leadership, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the positive performance of US stock markets.
“That’s what’s CHANGED, you corrupt and unethical cowards, and MORE!!!” he wrote in a separate post.
