President Donald Trump on Saturday continued railing towards the media after slamming “terrible reporting” on his ongoing war with Iran, sharing a graphic on his Truth Social platform celebrating his affect on America’s freedom of the press.
“PRESIDENT TRUMP IS RESHAPING THE MEDIA,” the image 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 Joy Reid.
The part additionally celebrated “Huge Layoffs” at The Washington Post and that shops such as NPR and PBS have been “Defunded,” in addition to cheering the “Huge Decline” in tv information scores, and that “Late Present with Stephen Colbert” has been canceled.
Trump launched major combat operations in Iran on the finish of final month, ensuing within the deaths of at the very least 13 U.S. military service members and more 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 Pretend Information Media” in a long-winded screed on Truth Social that claimed The New York Occasions, Wall Avenue Journal, and different “Lowlife ‘Papers’ and Media” need the U.S. to “lose” the warfare.
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 said, “Report Setting Interviews” and “1st POTUS to affix 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 warfare towards the media — and profitable.”
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 severely what’s mistaken with this man? That is some goofy stuff.”
Trump has attacked journalists and “faux information” organizations for nearly a decade, commonly wielding the phrase as a one-size-fits-all response to unfavorable protection. This has seemingly worsened because the warfare on Iran continues to escalate.
Federal Communications Fee Chair Brendan Carr wrote Friday on X, “Broadcasters which are operating hoaxes and information distortions – also called the faux information – have an opportunity now to appropriate course earlier than their license renewals come up.”
