Trump Calls Ford’s Theatre Story a Media Lie, Demands Free Press
Trump quotes his own earlier post accusing the press and Democrats of conspiring to invent false stories about him.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump accused the news media and Democrats of fabricating a story he called the “Ford’s Theatre Lie,” reprising a complaint he lodged in an earlier post.
Trump quoted his own earlier truthsocial message and repeated its language verbatim, framing the episode as proof that the press invents false narratives about him. He offered no detail about the specific report he disputed.
“Shouldn’t be allowed to happen. Our Country is desperately seeking a Free and Fair Press!” Trump wrote in the post, signing it “President DJT.” The message renews a long-running grievance in which Trump casts unfavorable coverage as coordinated deception rather than reporting he disagrees with.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “RT @ realDonaldTrump The Ford’s Theatre Lie is just another example of how the Fake News Media and the Dumocrats conspire together to make up false stories about “Trump.” Shouldn’t be allowed to happen. Our Country is desperately seeking a Free and Fair Press! President DJT” on September 24, 2026 at 8:37 AM ET.
This is Trump’s 13th message released today, and the last post came moments earlier, and it is not part of a thread. Trump produces 18 posts per day on average since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in his recent messaging, with 25 of his 539 posts over the last 30 days classified as media bias posts.
President Donald J. Trump called the "Ford's Theatre Lie" a media fabrication and demanded a free press at WASHINGTON D.C.
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The post repeats claims from an earlier truthsocial message rather than introducing new information. Trump attributed the disputed story to what he termed the “Fake News Media” and the “Dumocrats,” using his customary label for opponents. He did not name a specific outlet or article tied to the Ford’s Theatre reference.
Trump’s account has cataloged similar grievances in official channels. The White House published a list of what it called press falsehoods, titled “100 DAYS OF HOAXES: Cutting Through the Fake News,” which described a “nonstop deluge of hoaxes and lies from Democrats and their allies in the Fake News” during the opening stretch of the second term, according to whitehouse.gov. That release itemized disputes ranging from coverage of a Chicago school incident to reporting on stranded NASA astronauts, according to whitehouse.gov.
Disinformation researchers documented networks of fake outlets masquerading as American news sites, including one that floated a false claim that Democrats were behind an assassination attempt against Trump in July 2024, according to scmp. Those sites, largely enabled by artificial-intelligence tools, multiplied to outnumber American newspaper sites in a trend researchers said was eroding trust in traditional media, according to scmp.
Trump’s demand for a “Free and Fair Press” tracks with his repeated positioning of media coverage as adversarial. The post channels a familiar theme in his messaging rather than announcing any action, and he specified no remedy or venue for the complaint.
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