Trump Attacks “Scum” Media For Iran Attack Reports

“CNN is scum, MSDNC is scum, the New York Times is scum. They’re bad people, they’re sick. What they’ve done is they’ve tried to make this unbelievable victory into something less. The generals and all of the people who did a good job, they get demeaned by these idiots at CNN, who can’t get ratings. The place is dying, nobody even wants to waste their time going on any of their shows, so they form what [sic] The New York Times, which is dying also. Without Trump, you wouldn’t have a New York Times.” – Trump, speaking at the NATO summit in The Hague.

Trump on Iran’s nuclear capabilities: “It’s gone for years … CNN is scum. MSDNC is scum. The New York Times is scum. They’re bad people. They’re sick. And what they’ve done is they’ve tried to make this unbelievable victory into something less.” pic.twitter.com/2p6k26xVsJ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 25, 2025