Donald Trump: "I will do it as a service to our country!" US President threatens writers

news.de Donald Trump: "I will do it as a service to our country!" US President threatens writers Martin Gottschling • 39 million • 2 minutes reading time Donald Trump threatens critical book authors. ・Donald Trump threatens book authors with a lawsuit against "Truth Social" ・Stories about him told by "anonymous sources" are made up, according to the US President ・Trump wants to take action against alleged defamation After Donald Trump took office as US President for the second time on January 20, 2025, hardly a day goes by without new headlines about his political decisions. Some of the Republican's actions are highly controversial. Not only the fact that he fired thousands of civil servants in American authorities with the help of tech billionaire Elon Musk in order to take action against wasting money has met with criticism. Europe is particularly critical of Trump's solo efforts in talks with Russia about the future of Ukraine. The media continues to try to get information about the president from insiders. Now Trump has threatened book authors who write about him in particular. Donald Trump threatens to sue authors in the USA because of "anonymous sources" Without naming any specific names, the 78-year-old announced on Wednesday, February 26, on his social media platform "Truth Social" that he wants to sue authors and media that cite anonymous sources. Donald Trump wrote, including words of praise for himself: "As a president who is credited with having the best opening month of any president in history, of course the fake books and stories with the so-called 'anonymous' or 'unofficial' quotes will come. At some point I will sue some of these dishonest authors and book publishers or even the media in general to find out whether these 'anonymous sources' even exist, which for the most part they don't." Donald Trump accuses the media of making up stories about him However, Trump did not provide any evidence for his own claims. He simply added: "This is fabricated, slanderous fiction and there should be a heavy price to pay for this blatant dishonesty. I will do it as a service to our country. Who knows, maybe we'll create a NICE NEW LAW!!!" (Editor's note: Donald Trump quote translated from English). Background: A few exposé books have been written about Donald Trump in recent years, including "Fire and Fury: Inside the Donald Trump White House" by journalist Michael Wolff. According to the "Mirror", Trump described the work as "complete fiction" and accused the author of being a "fraud". The US President's niece, Mary Trump, has also written a book called "Too Much and Never Enough", in which she revealed the family of what she considers to be the "most dangerous person in the world". However, she relied primarily on her own experiences and less on "anonymous sources". It remained unclear which writers Trump was targeting with his threat. In the past, he has taken action against media outlets that allegedly reported misleadingly about him. He repeatedly accuses critical journalists of spreading "fake news."