Trump calls media credibility dead after landslide election win
Trump declares the press has “NO CREDIBILITY” and says his victory proved negative coverage failed to sway voters.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump declared the media has lost all credibility, citing his landslide presidential election win as proof on a Truth Social post on July 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM EST.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “With only bad Press and Fake News, I won the Presidential Election IN A LANDSLIDE. Therefore, the Media has NO CREDIBILITY! If it did, that Historic Win would not have been possible. I want them to gain the Respect which they have so sadly lost, and help, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Trump”
Trump framed his electoral victory as a direct indictment of the mainstream press. The outcome would not have been possible if media outlets held genuine influence over public opinion, he argued. The post signed off with his trademark slogan, “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” and urged news organizations to regain the respect he said they have “so sadly lost.”
The statement was archived shortly after publication and confirmed through independent tracking of Trump’s Truth Social feed (see trumpstruth.org). The archived record shows the post appeared at 4:54 PM Eastern time.
Trump’s attacks on the press have recurred throughout his public communications. In the last 30 days, 11 of 519 Trump posts on Truth Social addressed the topic of media bias, according to a Zenger analysis of a real-time database of all Truth Social posts. The pattern highlights how often Trump returns to the subject, weaving criticism of news coverage into his broader political messaging.
The post did not name specific outlets or journalists but condemned the media as a whole. Trump’s use of capitalized phrases such as “NO CREDIBILITY” and “IN A LANDSLIDE” mirrored the emphatic style he has employed across thousands of Truth Social posts since launching his account on the platform.
No immediate response from major media organizations or press freedom groups was available at the time of publication.
Source: Zenger real-time database of all Truth Social posts.
Note: Chart generated on July 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST
Source: Zenger analysis real-time database of all Truth Social posts
Note: Table generated on July 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM EST