\u201cThe failing New York Times. Your circulation, way down at The New York Times,\u201d he interrupted the reporter\u2019s question upon hearing which outlet he works for.<\/p>\n
Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost<\/a>.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump went on a tangent that criticized The New York Times after being asked about his threats against Iran amounting to warcrimes. Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n After answering the question in the negative, saying he\u2019s \u201cnot at all\u201d concerned and suggesting that he thinks it\u2019s more important above all to disarm Iran, Trump went on a tangent about the news outlet.<\/p>\n \u201cQuiet, quiet, quiet, quiet,\u201d he interrupted after pointing at reporters with raised hands to ask a question.<\/p>\n Politics: Fox News Host Makes Stunningly False Claim About Trump, Leaves Colleague Shocked<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cYou no longer have credibility at the New York Times. Because the New York Times said, \u2018Oh, Trump won\u2019t win the election,\u2019 and I won in a landslide. I won every swing state. New York Times said, \u2018Oh, Trump won\u2019t win the election.\u2019 New York Times has no credibility,\u201d he said, presumably about the 2024 election that Trump won against Kamala Harris. Trump has also falsely said that he won the 2020 election against Joe Biden.<\/p>\n \u201cThe credibility they have is it used to be \u2018all the news that\u2019s fit to print.\u2019 The Old Gray Lady, it was great,\u201d he said of the outlet\u2019s slogan and nickname. \u201cBut they\u2019re running on past fumes, and you can\u2019t keep doing that. You have to be able to give the correct news, and people like you, who I know, are fake. You\u2019re fake.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump has for years criticized the news outlet, going so far as to\u00a0recently call it<\/a>\u00a0a \u201ctrue enemy of the people\u201d and \u201ca serious threat to the National Security of our Nation\u201d over its coverage of his past close ties<\/a> to the convicted *** trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n The Times on Sunday reported on how his threats <\/a>to bomb Iran\u2019s infrastructure would amount to war crimes under international law if carried out.<\/p>\n Related…<\/p>\n![\"President](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f98a67e292e10aa6acbe06fee87d0b53.jpeg\"\/)
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