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CNN, New York Times Reject Trump’s Demands to Retract ‘False’ and ‘Unpatriotic’ Stories About Iran Bombing Raids: ‘No Apology Will Be Forthcoming’


Trump threatened to sue the New York Times and CNN over their Iran bombing reporting. Both outlets rejected Trump's demands for a retraction for the 'unpatriotic' coverage.

David McCraw, SVP and deputy general counsel for the New York Times Co., wrote in a reply to Trump’s lawyer dated June 26, “No retraction is needed. A CNN rep confirmed the network received a similar letter from Trump’s lawyer and responded to it, “rejecting the claims in the letter.” The spokesperson declined to comment further. Separately Wednesday, Trump on social media attacked Natasha Bertrand, one of CNN reporters on the Iran story, whom he said should be fired by the network and “thrown out ‘like a dog.

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