# US president Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against New York Times, seeking around 260-billion-rand in damages from the media organisation. He accuses the Times of making false statements about him, his family and his businesses, and being a virtual mouthpiece for the Democratic Party. Trump singled out the Times’ endorsement of former vice president Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of high-profile legal challenges mounted by Trump against major media outlets.
Trump files a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times