Trump Calls The New York Times A ‘National Security’ Threat That Must Be ‘Stopped’

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that The New York Times is a “national security” threat that must be “stopped.”

Trump made the comments in an early morning Truth Social post, accusing the paper of printing false articles. Trump has long fought with the paper and filed a massive defamation suit against the Times earlier this year accusing the newspaper of lying about him. 

“The Failing New York Times, and their lies and purposeful misrepresentations, is a serious threat to the National Security of our Nation. Their Radical Left, Unhinged Behavior, writing FAKE Articles and Opinions in a never ending way, must be dealt with and stopped. THEY ARE A TRUE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! Thank you for you attention to this matter,” Trump posted. 

Last month, Trump slammed the Times after it published a story claiming that the president was losing energy and slowing down. 

“[T]he Radical Left Lunatics in the soon to fold New York Times did a hit piece on me that I am perhaps losing my Energy, despite facts that show the exact opposite,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “They know this is wrong, as is almost every thing that they write about me, including election results, ALL PURPOSELY NEGATIVE. This cheap ‘RAG’ is truly an ‘ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.’”

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In his defamation filed in October, Trump said the Times printed false and defamatory statements about his business career that damaged his professional reputation. The suit also names multiple reporters for the Times and Penguin Random House, which published a book on Trump’s business career. He is asking for $15 billion in damages. 

“The statements in question wrongly defame and disparage President Trump’s hard-earned professional reputation, which he painstakingly built for decades as a private citizen before becoming President of the United States, including as a successful businessman and as star of the most successful reality television show of all-time— The Apprentice,” the suit said. 

The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

That suit followed a similar one Trump filed in September targeting the Times and multiple reporters he said made defamatory statements to maliciously interfere in the outcome of the 2024 election. That suit was tossed out by Judge Steven Merryday, who said it was improper.