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BumRushDaShow

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Sun May 18, 2025, 07:52 AM May 18

Trump Threatens ABC 'SleazeBags' Over Qatari Plane Coverage [View all]

Source: Daily Beast

Updated May 18 2025 3:42AM EDT
Published May 18 2025 2:25AM EDT


President Donald Trump is threatening legal action against ABC News—again—over a report that has become late-night fodder and social media satire across the country: the apparent $400 million “free plane” souvenir he picked up on his recent trip to Qatar.

“I give these SleazeBags fair warning!” Trump posted to Truth Social on Saturday night, directing his late-night fury at Disney CEO Bob Iger, who oversees ABC News. “Why doesn’t Chairman Bob Iger do something about ABC Fake News, especially since I just won $16,000,000 based on the Fake and Defamatory reporting of Liddle’ George Slopadopolus.”

The outburst references a recent defamation lawsuit Trump won against ABC journalist George Stephanopoulos, whose reporting on Trump’s sexual assault accuser, E. Jean Carroll sparked a legal spat.

In a warning shot fired at the national news organization, Trump appears to resent the characterization of the Qatari “free plane” gift as some sort of personal favor.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-threatens-abc-sleazebags-over-qatari-plane-coverage/

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He didn't win any law suit. They settled. sinkingfeeling May 18 #1
By settlement I hope you mean George Stephenopoulos got to mope slap the back of Mango Jebus' head as he waddled out ... marble falls May 18 #3
He believes if you settle to get him to shut up, he won--it's the only win he ever gets Maeve May 18 #5
I'd count that as a win, actually. Shipwack May 18 #18
And...this is EXACTLY what ABC gets for paying him off...MORE extortion talk Bengus81 May 18 #8
Plane issue aside, Slopadopoulos is a fitting name imho. live love laugh May 18 #12
By sleezebag, he was referring to himself. He gets confused. He'll get me to watch ABC yet. marble falls May 18 #2
OK Corporate Media Chasstev365 May 18 #4
G.O.P. ManBabies are a sad story BoRaGard May 18 #6
I'll translate for you... Dyedinthewoolliberal May 18 #7
8647 paleotn May 18 #9
86 is a restaurant term. Henry203 May 18 #15
So was I long, long ago. It meant throw it out. paleotn May 18 #20
I believe it came from a restaurant Henry203 May 18 #21
Or DENVERPOPS May 18 #27
Countdown to Trump lapdog, FCC Chairman Carr, threatening ABC onenote May 18 #10
ABC is the poster child WHY YOU DON'T bow down to tyrants like they did. JohnSJ May 18 #11
He's such an immature thin skinned prick. 🙄 Dave Bowman May 18 #13
watching him have a fit DENVERPOPS May 18 #28
Trump is just itching to make an example out of one of the 3 legacy broadcasters NCDem47 May 18 #14
All the Republican DENVERPOPS May 18 #29
Threaten, threaten, threaten, maybe the threatening phone calls to Rep. Eric Swalwell are coming from the WH. Hotler May 18 #16
Sheesh! He's so touchy about EVERYTHING! calimary May 18 #17
All part of the dementia johnnyfins May 18 #19
Well, that makes as much sense as any logical explanation. calimary May 18 #22
Poor little thin skinned pig boy Donald. Kid Berwyn May 18 #23
He wants them to shut up. twodogsbarking May 18 #24
What a childish response RainCaster May 18 #25
Every accusation from the POS in chief is a confession. love_katz May 18 #26
One can never pay an extortionist in full. He always comes back for more. Eugene May 20 #30
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