Trump announces $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times
US President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will file a $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times for defamation and libel.
“The New York Times has been allowed to lie and defame me freely for far too long, and it will stop now!” he wrote on Truth Social, adding that the lawsuit will be heard in Florida.
“Today, I am honored to file a $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times for libel and slander,” he added.
In his post, the US president described the New York Times as “one of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the history of our country,” accusing it of being “the de facto mouthpiece of the radical left Democratic Party” and of supporting Kamala Harris during the last presidential campaign.
He continued, “The New York Times has spoken out for decades against your favorite president (me!), my family, and my business”.
This isn’t the first lawsuit Trump has filed against media outlets he considers hostile.
In July, he sued the Wall Street Journal for at least $10 billion in defamation after it published an article claiming he wrote a letter to businessman and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
