Trump Claims Third Election Win “In A Landslide,” Renews Attacks on “Fake News”
Trump asserts he won 86% of U.S. counties and all seven swing states, blasts major newsrooms as failing, and predicts an even wider victory if voters returned to the polls today.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump declared he won the presidential election “in a landslide” against “the entire Dumocrat Party,” claiming victories across 86% of American counties, all seven swing states and the Electoral College in a post published on Truth Social. Trump also accused the national press of relentless negative coverage.
Trump said he carried 2,750 counties to 525 and took the Electoral College 312 to 226. He called himself “the first Republican in decades to win the Popular Vote” and said all 50 states shifted toward his party “for the first time, EVER.” He framed the results as proof that voters rejected coverage from outlets he named directly.
“All I do is WIN, often against all odds,” Trump said in the post, adding that if “the Election was held again today, I would win by even more — Actually, much more!” He singled out The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN and the broadcast networks as sources he said had lost credibility.
The post extends a running theme in Trump’s messaging, in which he treats media coverage as an adversary and casts his electoral results as vindication. His remarks arrive as he continues to shape public debate through direct posts rather than traditional press channels.
Here is the full post on [truthsocial]: “It’s incredible! I win the Election IN A LANDSLIDE against the entire Dumocrat Party, and almost 100% negative news — I won 86% of the Counties in America, 2,750 to 525, won the Electoral College, 312 to 226, was the first Republican in decades to win the Popular Vote, and decisively won all seven Swing States, all 50 States shifted toward the Republican Party for the first time, EVER — and I had to run against not one Candidate, but two, Sleepy Joe and Kamala, which has never happened before, against almost 100% negative press and Fake News, all of them willing to do anything that I lose — and yet especially Maggot Hagerman, one of the most unattractive people in the News “Business,” and her lightweight assistant, Jonathan Swan, and The Failing New York Times itself, which spends all of its energy on negative stories about me. All I do is WIN, often against all odds but, after the Big Election Success, there’s no, “Gee, he won, he did a great job!” There’s no saying, “Maybe we were wrong about him, the people were right” or, maybe, “Congratulations, we wish you Great Success for our Country!” No, but after I won the Election FOR THE THIRD TIME, the same people start immediately, all over again — The Failing New York Times, The LOST ITS WAY Wall Street Journal, MSDNC (They changed their name to MSNOW because nobody was watching!), Ignorant CNN, with some of the Worst No Name Anchors in History, and all three Fake Networks, ABC, CBS, NBC. All of their Readership, Ratings, and Viewership, are “tanking” because the Public understands they are, as I have said right from the beginning, “FAKE NEWS!” They have no credibility, or it would have been impossible for me to win with only bad stories, especially in a Historic Landslide. Think of it, this was my opposition! If the Election was held again today, I would win by even more — Actually, much more! The Dumocrats don’t have what it takes, their Policies are wrong, and they are, generally, stupid people. They are going COMMUNIST because they are a desperately “sinking ship,” and there’s not a thing they can do about it. Instead of writing inaccurate, false articles, for over 10 years now, shouldn’t it be time that they say, “We give up, we can’t beat him, there seems nothing we can do.” Isn’t it time they say, “TRUMP IS THE BEST POLITICAL ATHLETE OF ALL TIME! CONGRATULATIONS, MR. PRESIDENT. YOU HAVE BEATEN US FOR 10 YEARS, AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO WASTE OUR TIME FIGHTING YOU ANY LONGER. WE CAN’T WIN. DO A GREAT JOB, SIR, RUNNING OUR COUNTRY. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Posted July 11, 2026 at 3:16 PM ET.
This is the first message released by Trump today, July 11, 2026. On average, Trump produces about 17 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025.
The stakes in this messaging fall largely on the news organizations Trump names. He casts declining readership and ratings as evidence of failing credibility, a framing that lifts his direct-to-audience posts and pressures traditional outlets that rely on subscriptions and viewership. Democratic officials, whom he labels a “sinking ship,” absorb the sharpest criticism.
The post repeats specific numbers Trump has cited before, including the 312-to-226 Electoral College tally and the county-level margin (see trumpstruth.org). Independent archives of his Truth Social statements document a consistent pattern of election-focused claims paired with attacks on named journalists and networks (see trumpstruth.org).
For the average U.S. reader, the practical effect stays confined to the information environment. When a sitting official questions the credibility of major newsrooms, audiences face conflicting cues about which sources to trust. That framing shapes how millions interpret coverage of policy, elections and the economy.
Has this happened before? Yes. Trump has repeatedly described his electoral performance in superlative terms and branded mainstream outlets “Fake News” since 2015, making this post a continuation rather than a departure. The theme surfaces often across his feed.
The next decisions on election messaging rest with the newsrooms Trump named and with voters. No scheduled event or ruling would formally respond to the post, and a date for any such decision has not been announced.
Attacking the press is a recurring feature of American political history, and this post isn’t the first time a president has warred with the newspapers of his day. Thomas Jefferson, who won the presidency in 1800, wrote in 1807 that “nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper,” even after defending a free press as essential earlier in his career (see Encyclopedia Britannica). Theodore Roosevelt coined the term “muckrakers” in a 1906 speech to rebuke investigative journalists he found excessive. Each president left office with his reputation intact, and the newspapers he denounced outlived his administration.
In the last 30 days, 96 of 509 Trump posts were on topic “Elections.”
Source: Zenger real-time database of all Truth Social posts.
Note: Chart generated on July 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM ET
Source: Zenger analysis
Note: Table generated by https://zenger.news on July 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM ET