Trump Targets NYT Reporter After Health Questions

President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account on Saturday to launch a personal attack on New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman. The outburst followed Haberman’s appearance on MS Now, where she described the president’s health as a “black box” and raised the question of whether an 80-year-old should serve as president. Trump warned that Haberman “will pay the price” when his multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the Times reaches court.

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The lawsuit, filed by Trump’s legal team, alleges defamation by the newspaper and has been referenced repeatedly in his statements. The dispute intensified after a series of public gaffes—most notably a mistaken reference to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian President Vladimir Putin—prompted media scrutiny of his cognitive fitness. Haberman’s comments on MS Now highlighted the limited information the administration has released about the president’s medical examinations.

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Trump’s Truth Social post asserted that he had “just finished a perfect physical at Walter Reed” and that he “requested another Cognitive Test, the only President to do so, three times, and I aced them all.” He framed the lawsuit as a direct response to what he called “bad reporting” by Haberman and her co-author Jonathan Swan. The White House later clarified that the referenced physical took place in May.

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Haberman, a veteran Times reporter, characterized the president’s health as “like a black box inside that administration” and argued that it is reasonable for the public to question the suitability of an octogenarian president. Her remarks were made without offering a definitive medical assessment, emphasizing the lack of transparent health data from the White House.

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• “Maggot Hagerman has covered me incorrectly for ten years,” — Donald Trump, Truth Social

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• “She has made a living off her bad reporting, and will pay the price when our Multi Billion Dollar Lawsuit against The Failing New York Times gets to Court.” — Donald Trump, Truth Social

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• “His health is like a black box inside that administration much more than almost any other issue,” — Maggie Haberman, MS Now interview

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• “I think that people can very legitimately question whether 80-year-old people should be president,” — Maggie Haberman, MS Now interview

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