Donald Trump Accuses New York Times Reporter Of Treason After Article On U.S. Failing To Achieve Objectives In Iran War

Donald Trump lashed out at a New York Times reporter, to the point of accusing him of “treason,” as the correspondent asked him a question on Air Force One on Friday about the prospect of resuming bombing in the Iran war.

On the president’s return trip from China, David Sanger, White House and national security correspondent for the Times, asked Trump, “What would the use be in repeating the bombing? You did it for 38 days and you did not get the political changes in Iran.”

Trump responded, “I got a total military victory. But the fake news, guys like you, write incorrectly. You’re a fake guy. We had a total military victory. We knocked out their entire navy, we knocked out their entire air force, we knocked out all of their anti-aircraft weaponry, we knocked out all of their radar, we knocked out all of their leaders, number one, and then we knocked out all of their leaders in the second division, and we knocked out numerous of their leaders in the third division, and they’re very confused. We’ve had a total victory, except by people like you that don’t write the truth. You should write. I actually think it’s sort of treasonous what you write, but you and the New York Times and CNN, I would say, are the worst.”

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