{"id":668314,"date":"2026-09-14T16:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=668314"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:45:58","slug":"trump-calls-haberman-maggot-after-ny-times-hit-accuses-him-of-sweeping-campaign-to-stifle-speech-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=668314","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls Haberman \u2018Maggot\u2019 after NY Times hit accuses him of sweeping campaign to stifle speech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Gray Lady\u2019s alleged presidential \u201cstalker\u201d took new aim at the chief executive with leftist talking points framed as \u201cnews analysis\u201d just in time for the midterms.<\/p>\n

Over the years, President Donald Trump has. been open about his disdain for the \u201cFake News\u201d with particular mention of standout representatives. Included among them, Maggie Haberman of The New York Times released a piece with Jim Rutenberg on Sunday with suggestions of First Amendment violations from the administration under the accusatory headline, \u201cHow Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kicking off with partisan allegations, Haberman and Rutenberg began, \u201cThe Justice Department has sent F.B.I. agents to reporters\u2019 homes to serve subpoenas and, in at least one case, flashed a warrant to seize devices. The Pentagon has fired the editor and publisher of its traditionally independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, and blocked access to other journalists who refused to sign pledges that would limit their reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without mention of the subpoenas\u2019 withdrawal<\/a>, under alleged threats from Judge Arun Subramanian, or the fact that a First Amendment challenge to Stars and Stripes terminations was knocked down<\/a>, the report further asserted, \u201cRegulatory agencies are using their powers to pressure media organizations over their content. The administration has stripped funding from public television and radio. Angry over stories he does not like, President Trump has sued major news organizations and the White House has taken control of the previously independent press pool that tracks the president, deciding which outlets can participate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost 20 months into Mr. Trump\u2019s second term, his long-running media clashes have grown into a sweeping campaign to control speech in America that stands out for applying so many levers, so fast, all at once,\u201d the Times article added.<\/p>\n

Ascribing motive to the president\u2019s actions while downplaying the impact and alleged violations of his detractors, Haberman and Rutenberg went on to claim,\u00a0\u201cDriven by personal pique, fury over leaks and a determination to shape the political narrative to his advantage, Mr. Trump is deploying the might of the federal government and filing personal lawsuits \u2014 targeting not just journalists and liberal critics, but also comedians and talk show hosts, and the corporate entities behind them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the president and his allies, he is simply demanding accountability for what he casts as biased, unfair and sometimes inaccurate coverage and criticism \u2014 an effort that has been welcomed by longtime conservative press critics like those at the Media Research Center,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Countering the \u201cnews analysis,\u201d MRC\u2019s Tim Graham wrote in part, \u201cBut that poses MRC as somehow as an opponent of free speech. Several of their examples here demonstrate how liberals expect to take government money (PBS, NPR, Stars and Stripes, VOA) and push their liberal bias, and if anyone pushes back, \u2018free speech\u2019 is stifled.\u201d<\/p>\n

Likewise, White House communications director Steven Cheung spoke to the \u201cunprecedented access\u201d to the administration provided to the press and contended,\u00a0\u201cWe utilize every tool available to ensure that accurate reporting is provided to the public and the stain of those who knowingly peddle false information is held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the latest Trump-focused writings of Haberman arrived on the heels of demands for a retraction after she and her colleagues claimed<\/a> the president intended to skip the 25th anniversary memorial for September 11 because he wasn\u2019t scheduled as a speaker.<\/p>\n

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Yeah, he\u2019s dropping a nuke soon pic.twitter.com\/bCd2KOoHei<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Brandon Weichert (@WeTheBrandon) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Highlighting one meager reference to censorship under President Joe Biden\u2019s administration in the piece, Paul D. Thacker pointed out Trump\u2019s work tearing \u201cdown the censorship architecture Democrats erected to target free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that was way more harmful to average Americans than Trump picking on various media outlets. The Times also doesn\u2019t disclose that Trump targeted the Pulitzer board<\/a> because they gave a prize to the Times for their sh*tty, factless reporting on Trump\/Putin collusion which never happened,\u201d reminded Thacker before adding, \u201cOne of the winners of that Pulitzer prize was Maggie Haberman, the very reporter who wrote this insane article.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pretty insane story once you read it and find Haberman and Rutenberg make only 1 mention of the Biden administration\u2019s censorship regime. Trump has done some pretty awful things attacking various media outlets, but he also tore down the censorship architecture Democrats erected\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/W5PUMGm2Nw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) September 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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