President Donald Trump was roundly mocked on Tuesday night after he issued his latest threat to The New York Times over its overage of his health.
Trump made a winding post on Truth Social after his speech in Monroe County, Pennsylvania on Tuesday that was supposed to be about affordability, but often touched on other points such as immigration and domestic policy. In the post, he called the NYT's reporting on his health 'treasonous' and said the country would be better off if the newspaper stopped printing.
"I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,'" Trump wrote. "They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it."
:They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote," he added. "The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful 'source' of information."
Political analysts and observers noted the apparent irony behind Trump's statement on social media.
"Incredibly rich coming from a man who wouldn’t shut up about Biden’s failing mental state," Evan Rosenfeld, deputy digital director for The Bulwark, posted on X. "Pot, meet kettle."
"Every time Tiny Hands calls reporters 'Enemies of the People' and hints we should “do something” about the New York Times, he is telling you he thinks the First Amendment is a character flaw in the Constitution," political activist Mike Young posted on X. "The cognitive test he keeps failing is basic democracy."
"Turns out every third tweet Trump sent starting in 2020 was a seditious attack on Joe Biden," journalist Marcy Wheeler posted on X.