President Donald Trump erupted at New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman on social media Friday, calling her a “stalker” and demanding that she surrender money earned from reporting about him.
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“Maggot Hagerman, the Fake Reporter from The Failing New York Times, an unattractive person both inside and out,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform before adding that the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist was “a SCAMMER!”
Trump’s anger appeared to stem from a report about his plans for the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He accused Haberman of falsely reporting that he would attend a Pentagon ceremony rather than the World Trade Center site because he would not be permitted to speak at Ground Zero.
“This is more Corrupt News,” Trump wrote Friday. “I’ve been to New York many times over the years, and no one ever speaks, it’s a ‘solemn ceremony!’ I never even thought of what Maggot made up, and besides, I would love not to speak, because I’m speaking all the time, and this is a day to remember the victims, and their beautiful family members.”
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The president, in his lengthy post, threatened legal action against the Times and continued attacking Haberman over her reporting on other investigations.
“Maggot Hagerman is a PHONY, and The New York Times knows it!” he told his followers. “It will all be revealed in the lawsuit against them, and another lawsuit against the organization which gives out the now discredited Pulitzer Prize, because Maggie got one for her ‘reporting’ on THE RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX, which turned out to be a total CON JOB!”
Trump concluded by accusing Haberman of covering him for financial gain.
“If she were ever forced to reveal her ‘sources,’ you will find out they either don’t exist, or didn’t say what she reported,” he wrote. “She’s been falsely writing about me for years — She’s a stalker, and should be forced to turn over any and all money that she’s made through her fake reporting on me.”
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