Donald Trump says NYT coverage of his physical condition is "seditious, perhaps even treasonous"
“seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean ‘THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.’”
Reported September 23, 2026 by mediamatters.org. Checked word for word against that report.
In a December 2025 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump responded to reporting about an apparent decline in his physical condition by attacking The New York Times and other news organizations, according to the article. He described their repeated coverage as untrue and meant to damage him, and suggested it was a betrayal that could be considered a crime against the country. A Media Matters review cited in the article found this was the first time since Trump returned to the White House that he tied press reporting to treason. The article says he made similar accusations repeatedly afterward, especially during the Iran war, naming CNN, MS NOW, ABC, NBC and The Washington Post, while his administration also restricted some journalists’ White House access. The article frames the remark as part of a broader pattern of such accusations.
- mediamatters.org ↗︎23 SEP 2026