Trump Rails Against 'Failing' New York Times in Early-Morning Truth Social Posting Spree
Key Takeaways
- •Trump posted attacks against The New York Times in the early hours of Wednesday, disputing its coverage of his C-SPAN call and a harassment settlement at his Bedminster golf club.
- •Trump insisted his eight-minute call to the debut of C-SPAN's 'Washington Journal Primetime' was fully scheduled at the network's request, but CNBC described it as unannounced and his claim has not been independently confirmed.
- •New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics filed a 23-page disciplinary complaint against Alina Habba, Trump's former personal lawyer and onetime acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, escalating an inquiry that began in early 2024.
- •The complaint centers on Habba's role in securing a $15,000 settlement with a non-disclosure agreement for Alice Bianco, who accused her supervisor of sexual harassment at the club in 2021, and regulators allege the deal's terms violated New Jersey law.
- •Trump was not named as a defendant in the Bianco suit, and the Times did not accuse him of wrongdoing in its report.
President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of posts against The New York Times on Truth Social in the early hours of Wednesday morning, targeting the newspaper's coverage of his phone call to a C-SPAN program and of a sexual harassment settlement at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club involving his former lawyer.
In a post at 1:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Trump disputed the Times' account of his call to C-SPAN's new primetime show.
"The New York Times incorrectly reported that 'Mr. Trump called into the premier of a C-Span show, APPARENTLY WITHOUT NOTICE.' This is WRONG," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "It was a fully scheduled call, as a favor to C-Span, set up through White House Communications. It was done at C-Span's request, not mine. The Times knew this, but lied, in order to demean - But this is the least of their lies!"
CNBC likewise described Monday's eight-minute call to the debut of "Washington Journal Primetime" as unannounced, noting that host Mimi Geerges told viewers, "It looks like we've got a call from the White House." As a result, Trump's claims have not been independently confirmed, per CNBC.
Twenty-two minutes later, the president turned his attention to the Bedminster matter.
"The failing New York Times wrote about the 'settling of a sexual harassment suit brought years ago by a waitress at President Trump's golf club in Bedminster, N.J.' What they fail to say is that it did not involve President Trump, a rather important omission. FAKE NEWS!!!" he posted, according to a Truth Social archive.
On Tuesday, New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics — the state body that disciplines lawyers — filed a 23-page disciplinary complaint against Alina Habba, Trump's former personal lawyer, who served as the interim and acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from March 2025 until December 8, 2025.
In 2021, Alice Bianco, then 21 years old and working at the club, accused her supervisor of sexual harassment. Habba, who was also a dues-paying club member, helped secure a $15,000 settlement that came with a non-disclosure agreement. The watchdog accused Habba of "divided loyalties" and said the deal included terms that violated New Jersey law. State regulators have been investigating Habba since early 2024, and Tuesday's complaint marks a formal escalation of that inquiry.
Trump was not named as a defendant in the Bianco suit, and the Times did not accuse him of wrongdoing in its report.
The overnight outburst is the latest in a series of late-night posts that have led many to question Trump's mental stability. It follows controversy over his questioning of the integrity of election results after previously accepting the GOP's defeat.
