Trump gives foul new nickname to New York Times journalist and he threatens to sue her
By Victoria Churchill
Daily Mail
Mar 15, 2026
President Donald Trump is back with another attack hurled towards a female reporter.
In a Saturday Truth Social Post, Trump threw jabs this time at Maggie Haberman, a reporter for the New York times who covers the White House and has written a biography about the President.
Instead of calling her by her name, Trump changed 'Maggie' to 'Maggot,' in the post.
'Maggot Hagerman, just another SLEAZEBAG writer for The Failing New York Times, insists on writing false stories about me, even though she fully knows and understands that the exact opposite of anything she says is usually the truth,' Trump wrote in a Saturday Truth Social post.
'In any event, I'm thinking of adding Maggot, and some of her 'associates,' into my Florida based Lawsuit against The Times which, very happily, seems to be proceeding nicely,' he continued. 'Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT.' Trump added.
The Saturday remarks did not seem to be in response to any specific story or appearance by Haberman.
Trump is presently suing the Times for $15 billion for defamation. The original suit was dismissed last September, and then refiled in October for 2025.
Trump has clashed throughout both terms in office with top female reporters for both print and TV news outlets.
CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins recently drew Trump's ire during an exchange when she asked the President about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
President Donald Trump during an event in Hebron, Kentucky on March 11, 2026
Trump told Collins to smile more during the exchange, which went viral and led to her appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
The 33-year-old Collins recalled being taunted by Trump in the Oval Office earlier this month after she asked what he would say to Jeffrey Epstein's survivors.
'You know she's a young woman,' the president told a room of Republican lawmakers and reporters, then turned to Collins directly: 'I don't think I've ever seen you smile. I've known you for 10 years, I don't think I've ever seen you smile.'
She insisted at the time that it's hardly controversial to stay serious when asking about Epstein's sexual assault victims.
Haberman (C) attends the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 9, 2025
Collins told Colbert she wasn't surprised 'in the moment of attack,' as Trump regularly tries to 'deflect' from difficult questions, though she pushed back against his 'smile' jab.
'I don't think it's a controversial opinion that you shouldn't smile when you're asking questions about a sex trafficker and sexual assault victims,' she told Colbert.
The Late Show audience erupted in applause at her comment, and she added that she smiles, just 'when it's appropriate.'
She said this wasn't the first time Trump had resorted to name-calling or 'going after' her to avoid conversations about the convicted pedophile.
'He is someone who is often politically savvy or tied in with what his base wants. In that moment, I was thinking if he had said that in response to a different question, I think it would have had a different reaction,' Collins explained at the time.
Haberman and the Times were contacted for comment.
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