Donald Trump says Times report on Iran's military performance: "it’s treason"
“I actually think it’s treason when you write, like, ‘They’re doing well militarily.’”
Reported September 24, 2026 by nationalmemo.com. Checked word for word against that report.
In May 2026, during a press availability, President Donald Trump told New York Times reporter David Sanger that he viewed a Times report on Iran’s military performance as a betrayal. The exchange came amid Trump’s repeated accusations that news outlets betray the country through their coverage, especially reporting on the Iran war he launched in February. According to a Media Matters review cited by the article, Trump has made such claims at least nine times since March, singling out Sanger and CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. The article says the accusations form part of a broader administration effort to use state power against journalists, including barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
- nationalmemo.com ↗︎24 SEP 2026