The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Thursday (22) that he will add a survey released by The New York Times to his lawsuit against the newspaper.
The most recent New York Times poll with the University of Siena, released today, found that Trump’s approval rating fell three percentage points compared to the previous survey and stood at 40%, while his disapproval was 56%.
In a post on the Truth Social network, the American president claimed that these numbers are false.
“The Times/Siena poll, which is always extremely negative towards me, especially on the eve of the 2024 election, which I won handily, will be included in my lawsuit against the bankrupt The New York Times,” Trump wrote.
“Our lawyers have demanded that they keep all records and an explanation of how they ‘calculated’ these false results — not just the fact that the poll was heavily biased in favor of the Democrats. They will be held accountable for all of their lies and radical left irregularities!” The newspaper has not yet commented on the matter.
The complaint about the research will be added to a defamation lawsuit that Trump filed in Florida Federal Court last year against the New York Times, two reporters and publisher Penguin Random House, seeking damages of US$15 billion.
Trump disputes reports about him in reports in the NYT, related to the period in which he hosted the television program “The Apprentice”, and in the book “Lucky Loser”, by Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner, published by Penguin Random House.
Also this Thursday, the United States press reported that Trump filed a lawsuit seeking compensation of US$5 billion from the bank JPMorgan Chase, accusing it of closing his bank accounts for political reasons.
In a note published by Reuters, the bank contested the accusation. “While we regret that President Trump sued us, we believe the lawsuit is baseless. We respect the president’s right to sue us and our right to defend ourselves,” JPMorgan said.
