Trump Threatens ABC 'SleazeBags' Over Qatari Plane Coverage

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Daily Beast

Updated May 18 2025 3:42AM EDT
Published May 18 2025 2:25AM EDT


President Donald Trump is threatening legal action against ABC News—again—over a report that has become late-night fodder and social media satire across the country: the apparent $400 million “free plane” souvenir he picked up on his recent trip to Qatar.

“I give these SleazeBags fair warning!” Trump posted to Truth Social on Saturday night, directing his late-night fury at Disney CEO Bob Iger, who oversees ABC News. “Why doesn’t Chairman Bob Iger do something about ABC Fake News, especially since I just won $16,000,000 based on the Fake and Defamatory reporting of Liddle’ George Slopadopolus.”

The outburst references a recent defamation lawsuit Trump won against ABC journalist George Stephanopoulos, whose reporting on Trump’s sexual assault accuser, E. Jean Carroll sparked a legal spat.

In a warning shot fired at the national news organization, Trump appears to resent the characterization of the Qatari “free plane” gift as some sort of personal favor.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-threatens-abc-sleazebags-over-qatari-plane-coverage/

[sinkingfeeling]

1. He didn't win any law suit. They settled.

[marble falls]

3. By settlement I hope you mean George Stephenopoulos got to mope slap the back of Mango Jebus' head as he waddled out ...

... of the settlement conference room.

[Maeve]

5. He believes if you settle to get him to shut up, he won--it's the only win he ever gets

He doesn't care about the law or actually winning on merits---just which way does the money flow.

[Shipwack]

18. I'd count that as a win, actually.

Plus, more importantly (in his mind), he exerted dominance over them.

He needs reassurance that he’s top of the heap more than oxygen.

[Bengus81]

8. And...this is EXACTLY what ABC gets for paying him off...MORE extortion talk

Hey ABC....FAFO!

[live love laugh]

12. Plane issue aside, Slopadopoulos is a fitting name imho.

[marble falls]

2. By sleezebag, he was referring to himself. He gets confused. He'll get me to watch ABC yet.

[Chasstev365]

4. OK Corporate Media

Are you going to fold yet again to Dime-Store Mussolini?

Collectively, you have way more power than the orange man, but apparently your tax cuts are more important than reporting the various ways Trump is a corrupt thug, who is a real danger to democracy

[BoRaGard]

6. G.O.P. ManBabies are a sad story

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

7. I'll translate for you...

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[paleotn]

9. 8647

[Henry203]

15. 86 is a restaurant term.

I was a professional waiter. It man’s we are out of a dish.

[paleotn]

20. So was I long, long ago. It meant throw it out.

[onenote]

10. Countdown to Trump lapdog, FCC Chairman Carr, threatening ABC

Everyone should read the speech given last week by Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez. It describes exactly how Trump and his appointed lackey are attempting to suppress any criticism.

And it ends with a chilling last sentence from Anna: "...if I’m removed from my seat on the Commission, let it be said plainly: It wasn’t because I failed to do my job. It’s because I insisted on doing it."

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-411446A1.pdf

[JohnSJ]

11. ABC is the poster child WHY YOU DON'T bow down to tyrants like they did.

[Dave Bowman]

13. He's such an immature thin skinned prick. 🙄

[NCDem47]

14. Trump is just itching to make an example out of one of the 3 legacy broadcasters

And by example, I mean put full weight behind taking them off the air. Make the other two get in line and send $$$$ his way. Hasn't he threatened CBS, ABC and NBC/MSNBC at some point?

[Hotler]

16. Threaten, threaten, threaten, maybe the threatening phone calls to Rep. Eric Swalwell are coming from the WH.

[calimary]

17. Sheesh! He's so touchy about EVERYTHING!

Erupts - At the slightest suggestion of ANYTHING not exactly according to “the ‘gospel’ of Trump”! Threatens! Explodes! Probably roars ferociously loudly at whoever is unlucky enough to be nearby!

For Pete’s sake! You’d think somebody dared him to a “who’s got the biggest dick” contest. Whatza matter, donny-boy? Afraid somebody’s gonna expose your “biggest” secret?

[johnnyfins]

19. All part of the dementia