President Donald Trump on Saturday continued railing towards the media after slamming “horrible reporting” on his ongoing battle with Iran, sharing a graphic on his Reality Social platform celebrating his influence on America’s freedom of the press.
“PRESIDENT TRUMP IS RESHAPING THE MEDIA,” the picture declared.
The unashamedly triumphant graphic was break up into three sections. One showcased what number of pundits are “GONE” from their former posts following Trump’s reelection, together with former CNN White Home correspondent Jim Acosta and ex-MSNBC host Pleasure Reid.
The part additionally celebrated “Huge Layoffs” at The Washington Submit and that retailers similar to NPR and PBS have been “Defunded,” in addition to cheering the “Massive Decline” in tv information rankings, and that “Late Present with Stephen Colbert” has been canceled.
Trump launched main fight operations in Iran on the finish of final month, ensuing within the deaths of at the very least 13 U.S. navy service members and greater than 1,400 Iranians, together with dozens of schoolgirls, however appeared largely preoccupied Saturday with the media.
He shared his graphic lower than two hours after attacking “the Faux Information Media” in a long-winded screed on Reality Social that claimed The New York Instances, Wall Avenue Journal, and different “Lowlife ‘Papers’ and Media” need the U.S. to “lose” the battle.
He additionally continued touting so-called victories over the press within the “REFORMS” part of his graphic, together with such vagaries as: “Reality Social Booming,” “Most Accessible POTUS Ever,” “Free Speech on X” and “Disney Ends Key DEI Practices.”
It additionally acknowledged, “Report Setting Interviews” and “1st POTUS to hitch NFL Broadcast.”
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The ultimate part was titled merely, “WINNING.” It featured a picture of the TIME Journal cowl from November 2025, following Trump’s reelection, and the title of a The Guardian article that warned, “Trump is waging battle towards the media — and successful.”
As of Saturday afternoon, Acosta seems to be the one journalist talked about within the graphic to have publicly commented on it. The broadcaster wrote Friday cheekily on X, “Honored to be included right here. However significantly what’s flawed with this man? That is some goofy stuff.”
Trump has attacked journalists and “faux information” organizations for practically a decade, recurrently wielding the phrase as a one-size-fits-all response to unfavorable protection. This has seemingly worsened because the battle on Iran continues to escalate.
Federal Communications Fee Chair Brendan Carr wrote Friday on X, “Broadcasters which might be operating hoaxes and information distortions – often known as the faux information – have an opportunity now to appropriate course earlier than their license renewals come up.”