Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday morning to blast a Saturday New York Times report about his treatment of women.
In a series of tweets around 7 a.m., the New York billionaire described the Times as a “failing” publication and claimed reporters who reached out to him for the article did not include any of the information he provided.
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Everyone is laughing at the @nytimes for the lame hit piece they did on me and women.I gave them many names of women I helped-refused to use
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 15, 2016
Times reporter Michael Barbaro responded to Trump’s tweet, calling it “factually inaccurate” and claiming the women whose names Trump provided were interviewed for, and quoted in, the story.
A factually inaccurate tweet: we did interview and quote women his office suggested in the story: https://t.co/Jfu05iK5Et
— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) May 15, 2016
The Times story, published on Saturday, features interviews with dozens of women who have interacted with Trump both professionally and privately.
“Their accounts — many relayed here in their own words — reveal unwelcome romantic advances, unending commentary on the female form, a shrewd reliance on ambitious women, and unsettling workplace conduct,” the report states.
Trump claimed the publication’s investigation into his treatment of women further demonstrates that “the media is totally dishonest.”
“Why doesn’t the failing [New York Times] write the real story on the Clintons and women?” he tweeted Sunday.
