Donald J.Trump attacks Maggie Haberman book as “fake news” and repeats election claims
dismissed the journalist's latest book as “largely fiction” while reasserting he won all seven swing states and the popular vote in a late-night Truth Social post.
dismissed the journalist's latest book as “largely fiction” while reasserting he won all seven swing states and the popular vote in a late-night Truth Social post.
WHITE HOUSE — Donald J.Trump attacked a book by journalist Maggie Haberman as fabricated and repeated his election victory claims in a Truth Social post on June 27, 2026 at 11:22 PM EST.
Here is the full post (see truthsocial): “Based on a very quick and boring briefing concerning the Magot Hagerman book about me, it is mostly made up, Fake News, largely fiction, as have been most of the things she has written about me for so many years. She is a third rate writer and intellect, who has made a first rate income because of your favorite President, ME. She was wrong about me on the Elections, although she knew I was going to win, BIG! She was wrong about me on the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, and she was wrong about me on just about everything else. But she continues to spew out garbage, and people continue to buy it. REMEMBER, I WON THE ELECTION, BIG – ALL SEVEN SWING STATES, THE POPULAR VOTE, 86% of the Counties…And they don’t have the audio tapes that they imply they have. Just another Margot Con Job! And Iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon!!! Donald J.Trump”
Trump referred to the author as “Magot Hagerman” and later “Margot,” apparent misspellings of the name of Maggie Haberman, a longtime New York Times journalist who has covered Trump extensively. He called her a “third rate writer and intellect” who has profited from writing about him. Trump also claimed the book’s publishers do not possess audio tapes they “imply they have,” though he did not specify which recordings he meant.
The post reiterated Trump’s frequent assertion that he won the 2024 presidential election across “all seven swing states, the popular vote” and “86% of the Counties.” Trump also revisited the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, calling it the “Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax.” These claims have remained a staple of his public statements throughout his second term.
Trump closed the post with an unrelated declaration: “And Iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon!!!” He offered no further detail or context for the statement, which appeared separate from the book critique. The remark echoes language Trump has used in prior posts about ongoing diplomatic efforts regarding Iran’s nuclear program.
The post reflects a pattern of Trump using Truth Social to target journalists and media figures he views as hostile. In the last 30 days, 141 of 630 Trump posts focused on the topic of elections, underscoring how central the subject remains to his public messaging.
Trump has also used the platform to challenge scientific and policy research. A separate analysis found that Trump misrepresented updated climate change scenarios in a May 2026 post, claiming experts had admitted prior projections “were WRONG” when the revisions reflected progress in reducing fossil fuel dependence rather than errors in the underlying science (see factcheck.org). Climate researchers stressed that scenarios represent possible futures, not predictions, and that the narrowing of projections showed the impact of mitigation policies rather than flaws in prior models (see europa.eu).
Source: Zenger real-time database of all Truth Social posts.
Note: Chart generated on June 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM EST
Source: Zenger analysis
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