US President donald trump on friday (July 18, 2025) launched a scathing attack on the Wall Street Journal and its owners and filed a defamation suit of $ 10 billion (about Rs 83,000 crore). The suit has been filed in a federal court in Florida, in which trump has named news Corp owner Rupert Murdoch, Dow Jones Company and two journalists of the Wall Street Journal as defendants.
Trump alleges that the Wall Street Journal deliberately published a false and offensive report, claiming that in 2003 he sent a birthday message to the infamous investor Jeffrey Epstein. The message mentioned a pornographic picture and "their shared secrets". trump has described the report as baseless, false and character assassination.
Donald trump made this big claim
The US President said that this report was published with the aim of damaging his reputation and political career. trump claims that this false news has caused serious economic and social damage to him. In his response on Truth Social, he wrote, "I am looking forward to putting Rupert Murdoch in the dock in court. His garbage heap newspaper, the Wall Street Journal, will now be held accountable. This trial is going to be a historic experience."
Trump has long been accusing the mainstream media of biased reporting. Now he has dragged Murdoch directly to court. At the same time, there has been no official response from Dow Jones, news Corp and Murdoch on this lawsuit.
Trump had previously also publicly warned
It is worth noting that Dow Jones is the owner of the Wall Street Journal and it is a subsidiary of news Corp. trump had previously also publicly warned that if the false reporting did not stop, he would take legal action against Murdoch.
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S Venkateshwari

19/07/2025 07:21 AM