Trump has 1 am meltdown at New York Times over ‘fake news’

President Donald Trump lashed out at The New York Times in a series of late-night Truth Social posts, accusing the newspaper of spreading “FAKE NEWS.”His first post, at 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, focused on a Times article about his response to the midterm elections which saw Democrats regain control of Congress. The article described Trump’s Monday evening call to C-SPAN as “unannounced” and noted that an unidentified woman could be heard laughing in the background.“The New York Times incorrectly reported that ‘Mr. Trump called into the premier of a C-Span show, APPARENTLY WITHOUT NOTICE,’” the president wrote. “This is WRONG. It was a fully scheduled call, as a favor to C-Span, set up through White House Communications.”“It was done at C-Span’s request, not mine,” he added. “The Times knew this, but lied, in order to demean - But this is the least of their lies!”President Trump lashed out at The New York Times in a series of Truth Social posts early Wednesday morning (Getty Images)About 20 minutes later, the 80-year-old president took aim at the newspaper again, this time over its reporting on his former attorney, Alina Habba Mildon. The Times reported that Habba could face disciplinary action over her role in settling a harassment complaint brought by a waitress at Trump’s New Jersey golf club.“What they fail to say is that it did not involve President Trump, a rather important omission,” he wrote. “FAKE NEWS!!!”Earlier in the evening, Trump also celebrated a ruling allowing his lawsuit against the BBC to proceed. The case concerns the broadcaster’s editing of his January 6, 2021, speech. The judge allowed the suit to move forward but dismissed Trump’s unfair trade practices claim.On Monday evening, the president called into C-SPAN where he fielded questions on the Iran war, immigration and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C-SPAN)“A Huge Victory against Fake News BBC, a terrible abuser of the truth, just handed down by highly respected District Court Judge, Jeffrey T. Kuntz, of the Southern District of Florida,” the president wrote shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday. When reached by The Independent, a BBC spokesperson said: “We are surprised by this decision but respect the Court's authority and note the case will now proceed to the next stage. We remain confident in our position and will continue to respond through the proper legal process,” the spokesperson added. “It would be inappropriate to comment further while proceedings are ongoing.”Trump has long had a combative relationship with the press, insulting reporters, filing lawsuits against them and banning outlets from the White House. The Independent's White House correspondent has been barred twice from press pool duty by the White House communications team.The Independent has contacted the Times for comment.