Trump rips Haberman, says she’ll ‘pay the price’ over health reporting

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President Trump slammed New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman after she questioned his physical and cognitive fitness during an appearance on MS Now, warning that she will “pay the price” when his multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the Times reaches court.

In a lengthy Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump lashed out at Haberman after she questioned his mental clarity following a series of recent gaffs, including him calling Iran the “Islamic State of Japan.”

“Maggot Hagerman has covered me incorrectly for ten years,” he wrote. “She has made a living off her bad reporting, and will pay the price when our Multi Billion Dollar Lawsuit against The Failing New York Times gets to Court.”

The president defended his health, saying he had recently undergone a physical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and requested an additional cognitive exam.

“I just finished a perfect physical at Walter Reed, I do it every six months, and I requested another Cognitive Test, the only President to do so, three times, and I aced them all,” he said. “Few people in Washington, D.C., could do so, including Maggot and her flunky associate, Jonathan Swan.”

Trump’s outrage came after Haberman discussed concerns around his cognitive health, following several high-profile blunders and verbal mishaps.

At the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, Trump mistakenly called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s name.

“His health is like a black box inside that administration,” Haberman said on MS Now. “They have released less and less information.”

Jonathan Swan, the Times reporter who co-authored the best-selling book “Regime Change” alongside Haberman, responded to Trump’s angry post and the jab made at Swan as well.

“I would be honored to do another on-camera interview with President Trump whenever he wants,” Swan wrote on the social platform X.

In response to Trump calling Haberman and Swan’s book “boring” and filled with “fake reporting,” Swan posted a screenshot of Amazon’s “Top 20 Most Sold & Most Read Books of the Week,” which placed “Regime Change” at number one for the week of July 5, 2026.

“Many people disagree with the president’s assessment,” Swan wrote. “Thanks to you all for reading.”