President Donald Trump issued a sharp critique of The New York Times on Wednesday, taking aim at the publication's coverage of two distinct issues: a sexual harassment settlement linked to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, and his recent appearance on a C-SPAN program.
In a series of posts on Truth Social early in the morning, the president argued that the newspaper incorrectly characterized his participation in a C-SPAN broadcast. He stated that the outlet claimed he called into the show without notice, a description he called wrong. Trump emphasized that the call was fully scheduled as a favor to the network, arranged through White House Communications at the specific request of C-SPAN rather than his own.
The president further alleged that the Times was aware of the scheduling details but lied to demean him. He described the network as a failing organization and called the C-SPAN story the least of their lies. This comment came less than thirty minutes after his initial post regarding the matter.
The second point of contention involved a report on the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit originally filed by a waitress at the Bedminster golf club. Trump highlighted what he considered a significant omission in the article, noting that the settlement did not directly involve the president himself. He labeled the coverage fake news while referencing the years that had passed since the suit was first brought.
Both articles in question were published by The New York Times on Tuesday. In the story covering the broadcast, the outlet noted that the president's call to Washington Journal Primetime was unannounced and not part of his public schedule. During the on-air segment, host Mimi Geerges questioned Trump about his earlier remarks suggesting that his deportation agenda had negatively impacted Republicans in midterm elections. Trump responded by arguing that the United States had not applied enough pressure on countries to release individuals he described as the worst of the worst from mental institutions.
The separate legal story focused on a recommendation by the New Jersey Supreme Court's Office of Attorney Ethics. The office advised that Alina Habba Mildon, who previously served as New Jersey's top prosecutor, should face discipline for brokering the sexual harassment settlement. The recommendation cites ethics violations related to her interactions with the complainant before she was hired as the president's personal lawyer.
Mildon had been a member of the golf club and had befriended Alice Bianco, the former waitress, before later acting as her attorney. The ethics complaint, filed on Tuesday, asserts that Mildon had divided loyalties due to her status as a dues-paying member. The Washington Sun reported that this complaint could put Mildon's law license at risk.
Alice Bianco originally sued the golf club in 2023, alleging sexual harassment by her boss. She eventually signed a nondisclosure agreement, which New Jersey law forbids in harassment cases, and accepted a $15,000 settlement. The complaint describes the terms as favorable to the golf club and unfavorable to Bianco.
In response, Mildon's attorney, Kim D. Ringler, told The New York Times that the claims in the complaint were narrow. Ringler added that the team would work to reach a fair and proportionate result, given that the alleged professional misconduct dates back to 2021.
Mildon, who formerly served as the acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, stepped down from that position in December 2025. Her departure followed a ruling by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, which affirmed a lower court's decision that she had not been lawfully serving after her interim term expired in July 2025.
