Trump Attacks Reporters and Judge in Late-Night Post

huffpost.com — September 23, 2026 at 07:01 AM UTC

President Donald Trump escalated his conflict with the media late Tuesday, attacking reporters as "sick, treasonous, and demented" and criticizing the judge overseeing a lawsuit over his ban of several news outlets from the White House. Trump's midnight post on Truth Social targeted CNN's Kaitlan Collins, questioning her presence at the United Nations despite claims that outlets wouldn't cover him. No network made such a pledge, though TV pool coverage was suspended in protest of the ban, which revoked press credentials for CNN, MSNBC, and Politico. The president also disparaged U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, whom he appointed in 2017 but who ruled against him previously. Trump's Justice Department filed a legal justification for the media ban on Tuesday night.

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