The president denounced the newspaper and other outlets for publishing reports about his health, calling them “fake,” “seditious,” and part of an ongoing campaign to discredit his leadership.
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday night accused The New York Times of “seditious, perhaps even treasonous” behavior after the paper published commentary questioning his stamina and cognitive sharpness. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump blasted what he called a “fake” narrative by mainstream media outlets suggesting that he is “slowing down.”
“There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me,” Trump wrote, rejecting speculation about his health and mental acuity. “I stopped Eight Wars, built the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, rebuilt our Military, delivered the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts EVER, and closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border.”
Trump also pointed to his medical records, noting that he undergoes regular “long, thorough, and very boring” examinations at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He said he has taken three separate cognitive tests—including one “recently”—and “ACED all three of them.”
Trump Pushes Back on Media Narrative
The president said the renewed coverage is “a coordinated effort to libel and demean the President of the United States,” insisting that his energy level remains high. “I will know when I am ‘slowing up,’ but it’s not now!” he declared.
Trump’s comments came after a New York Times opinion column by Frank Bruni claimed he appeared to doze off during a recent Cabinet meeting, comparing the moment to concerns once raised about former President Joe Biden’s public fatigue. The piece framed the event as a potential sign of decline.
During that same Cabinet meeting, Trump addressed the issue directly, telling reporters that the media has become obsessed with his health while largely ignoring Biden’s. “If I go one day without a public appearance, there’s something wrong with the president,” he said, contrasting his visibility with what he described as Biden’s long absences from press briefings.
‘Enemies of the People’
In his post, Trump accused the Times and its allies of reverting to personal attacks whenever his policy record improves or public approval rises. “They can’t find a scandal, so they make one up,” he said, arguing that questions about his age and alertness are political weapons disguised as journalism.
Trump ended his statement with his harshest rebuke yet of the paper: “The New York Times are true Enemies of the People,” he wrote, adding that America “would be better off if they would cease publication.”
The president’s supporters echoed his criticism online, calling the media’s focus on his health a recycled tactic to undermine his credibility. Allies inside the administration privately said the uproar demonstrates that establishment media outlets “have run out of policy arguments” against Trump’s agenda heading into 2026.
Trump’s latest confrontation with the press underscores a long-running battle between his administration and the nation’s largest news organizations—a clash that continues to define his relationship with both supporters and critics as he insists, once again, that “the fake news is the real threat to our democracy.”
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