‘Failing’ New York Times Responds to Trump’s Tweets: ‘Our Stock Is Up Nearly 50% This Year’
NYT: Our Reporters ‘Spoke With Over 75 Republicans at Every Level of the Party’
Monday morning the Totally-Not-on-Vacationâ„¢ President Donald Trump attacked one of his favorite targets, The New York Times. In a series of tweets, the President called the Paper of Record “failing,” and “Fake News,” apparently in large part because of a New York Times article detailing how Vice President Mike Pence appears to be getting ready to run for president in 2020.Â
The failing @nytimes, which has made every wrong prediction about me including my big election win (apologized), is totally inept!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 7, 2017
 (The New York Time never apologized, nor did they have reason to.)
Hard to believe that with 24/7 #Fake News on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, NYTIMES & WAPO, the Trump base is getting stronger!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 7, 2017
Trump’s attacks on the Times continued in to the afternoon:
How much longer will the failing nytimes, with its big losses and massive unfunded liability (and non-existent sources), remain in business?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 7, 2017
The New York Times decided to respond.
“We are extremely proud of our coverage,” The Times said in a statement. “We believe the President is responding to our story from Sunday about the Republican shadow campaign for 2020. We stand by that story which was reported by journalists who spoke with over 75 Republicans at every level of the party.”
“The facts matter,” the Times continued. “The New York Times Company is a thriving business with the largest digital subscriber base of any news organization. We just reported 3.3 [million] paid subscriptions, our most ever, and growing profit, income, and revenues. Our stock is up nearly 50% this year,” the Times concluded.
That is incorrect. NYT’s business is thriving. Most ever paid subs: 3.3 million; and growing profit, income and revenues. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/NE5fqu8RVW
— NYTCo Communications (@NYTimesComm) August 7, 2017
Will Trump apologize, or even acknowledge he was wrong?
No.
Never.
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