Trump to sue New York Times for $15 billion over defamation claims

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced plans to sue the New York Times for $15 billion, accusing the newspaper of defamation and libel. Trump made the announcement on Monday, September 15, 2025, through his social media platform, Truth Social, where he claimed the paper has repeatedly spread falsehoods and tarnished his image. "The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for far too long, and that stops, NOW!" Trump wrote in his post. The president also pointed to the paper’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 preside

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced plans to sue the New York Times for $15 billion, accusing the newspaper of defamation and libel. Trump made the announcement on Monday, September 15, 2025, through his social media platform, Truth Social, where he claimed the paper has repeatedly spread falsehoods and tarnished his image. "The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for far too long, and that stops, NOW!" Trump wrote in his post. The president also pointed to the paper’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, accusing the publication of serving as a “mouthpiece for the Radical Left Democrat Party.” He further revealed that the lawsuit will be filed in Florida, a Republican stronghold. Trump has long been a vocal critic of major media outlets. He even barred the Associated Press from White House coverage at one point. In 2021, he filed a $100 million lawsuit against the New York Times, accusing it of secretly obtaining his tax records, but he lost the case in 2023. He also lost another lawsuit against CNN, where he alleged the network defamed him by comparing him to Adolf Hitler.