The New York Times managed to hit a familiar Trump pressure point this week: his energy level. And judging from his response, the story clearly struck home.
The Times reported that people around the 79-year-old president have noticed a slowdown—less pep, more fatigue, and moments that look uncomfortably like dozing. One moment in particular stood out. According to the report, “… when he is in public, occasionally, his battery shows signs of wear. During an Oval Office event that began around noon on Nov. 6, Mr. Trump sat behind his desk for about 20 minutes as executives standing around him talked about weight-loss drugs,” and witnesses believed he nodded off during the conversation.
That was enough to send Trump into a full-scale Truth Social meltdown Wednesday morning, mixing fury, self-congratulation, and a bizarre recap of his supposed 2024 triumph.
“The Creeps at the Failing New York Times are at it again. I won the 2024 Presidential Election in a Landslide, winning all Seven Swing States, the Popular Vote, and the Electoral College by a lot. I one our Nation’s Districts by 2750 to 550, a complete wipeout. I settled 8 Wars, have 48 New Stock Market Highs, our Economy is Great, and our Country is RESPECTED AGAIN all over the World, respected like never before. The last Administration had the Highest Inflation in history – I have already brought that down to normal, and prices, including groceries, are coming down,” he wrote.
He wasn’t finished. Not even close: “To do this requires a lot of Work and Energy, and I have never worked so hard in my life. Yet despite all of this the Radical Left Lunatics in the soon to fold New York Times did a hit piece on me that I am perhaps losing my Energy, despite facts that show the exact opposite.”
Then came the familiar escalation—attacking the press as liars and enemies while going after the reporter personally.
“They know this is wrong, as is almost every thing that they write about me, including election results, ALL PURPOSELY NEGATIVE. This cheap ‘RAG’ is truly an ‘ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.’ The writer of the story, Katie Rogers, who is assigned to write only bad things about me, is a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out,” he wrote, adding yet another entry to his long record of insults aimed at women who report on him.
And according to Trump, despite all of this supposedly unfair coverage, everything for him is amazing anyway.
“Despite all of this, I have my highest Poll Numbers, ever, and with record setting investment being made in America, they should only go up,” he said, before capping it off with: “There will be a day when I run low on Energy, it happens to everyone, but with a PERFECT PHYSICAL EXAM AND A COMPREHENSIVE COGNITIVE TEST (‘That was aced’) JUST RECENTLY TAKEN, it certainly is not now! GOD BLESS AMERICA & MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”
The Times suggested Trump may be slowing down. Trump responded by insisting he’s the picture of vitality and calling the country’s paper of record a “cheap ‘RAG.’”
In other words: a very standard Trump news cycle. Read his full rant below:
