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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