Trump rips New York Times report on him aging in office: ‘The Creeps … are at it again’

President Trump blasted The New York Times over an article it published Tuesday drawing attention to his age and suggesting he is losing stamina while in office.

“The Creeps at the Failing New York Times are at it again,” Trump wrote on Truth Social of the article before mentioning his 2024 electoral victory, which he called a “landslide” and touting his achievements on the economy and foreign policy, among others.

“To do this requires a lot of Work and Energy, and I have never worked so hard in my life,” Trump said. “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.”

The Times piece laid out how Trump “and the people around him still talk about him as if he is the Energizer Bunny of presidential politics,” despite his age.

“The reality is more complicated: Mr. Trump, 79, is the oldest person to be elected to the presidency, and he is aging,” the Times wrote.

The Times reported Trump is spending less time in public than he used to, ending events earlier in the day and “talking more about the afterlife.”

“They know this is wrong, as is almost every thing that they write about me, including election results, ALL PURPOSELY NEGATIVE,” Trump responded in his Truth Social post. “This cheap “RAG” is truly an “ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.”

A spokesperson for the Times defended the piece.

“The Times’s reporting is accurate and built on first hand reporting of the facts. Name-calling and personal insults don’t change that, nor will our journalists hesitate to cover this administration in the face of intimidation tactics like this. Expert and thorough reporters like Katie Rogers exemplify how an independent and free press helps the American people better understand their government and its leaders,” Charlie Stadtlander, executive director for media relations and communications, told The Hill in an email.

Trump has long warred with the Times, suing the outlet and several of its journalists earlier this year over reporting on his rise to political prominence and take over of the Republican Party.

The Times has vowed to fight the suit in court.

President Trump blasted The New York Times over an article it published Tuesday drawing attention to his age and suggesting he is losing stamina while in office.

“The Creeps at the Failing New York Times are at it again,” Trump wrote on Truth Social of the article before mentioning his 2024 electoral victory, which he called a “landslide” and touting his achievements on the economy and foreign policy, among others.

“To do this requires a lot of Work and Energy, and I have never worked so hard in my life,” Trump said. “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.”

The Times piece laid out how Trump “and the people around him still talk about him as if he is the Energizer Bunny of presidential politics,” despite his age.

“The reality is more complicated: Mr. Trump, 79, is the oldest person to be elected to the presidency, and he is aging,” the Times wrote.

The Times reported Trump is spending less time in public than he used to, ending events earlier in the day and “talking more about the afterlife.”

“They know this is wrong, as is almost every thing that they write about me, including election results, ALL PURPOSELY NEGATIVE,” Trump responded in his Truth Social post. “This cheap “RAG” is truly an “ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.”

A spokesperson for the Times defended the piece.

“The Times’s reporting is accurate and built on first hand reporting of the facts. Name-calling and personal insults don’t change that, nor will our journalists hesitate to cover this administration in the face of intimidation tactics like this. Expert and thorough reporters like Katie Rogers exemplify how an independent and free press helps the American people better understand their government and its leaders,” Charlie Stadtlander, executive director for media relations and communications, told The Hill in an email.

Trump has long warred with the Times, suing the outlet and several of its journalists earlier this year over reporting on his rise to political prominence and take over of the Republican Party.

The Times has vowed to fight the suit in court.