Trump Targets NYT's Haberman on Truth Social, Eyes Lawsuit

President Donald Trump targeted New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman in a post on his Truth Social platform on March 14, accusing her of writing false stories and threatening to include her in an ongoing defamation lawsuit against her employer.

In the post, Trump referred to Haberman as "Maggot Hagerman" and described her as "just another SLEAZEBAG writer for The Failing New York Times." He wrote, "insists on writing false stories about me, even though she fully knows and understands that the exact opposite of anything she says is usually the truth." Trump added that he was considering adding "Maggot, and some of her associates" to the Florida-based lawsuit against the newspaper, which he said was "proceeding nicely." The post included a photo of Haberman and was signed "President DJT."

The attack followed Haberman's appearance on CNN's "The Source" with host Kaitlan Collins the previous evening, where she discussed the Trump administration's handling of the ongoing war with Iran and its effects on domestic gas prices. Haberman noted the challenges in messaging around higher fuel costs, stating, "This is not something that most of the people in his orbit...