{"id":2601869,"date":"2026-05-12T17:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-media-committing-virtual-treason-with-iran-war-coverage\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:00:12","slug":"trump-media-committing-virtual-treason-with-iran-war-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-media-committing-virtual-treason-with-iran-war-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump: Media committing &#8216;virtual treason&#8217; with Iran war coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-media-committing-virtual-treason-with-iran-war-coverage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601869&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On a Truth Social post while traveling to beijing for talks with Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald trump accused some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">media outlets<\/a> of \u201cvirtual treason\u201d for reporting that Iran was doing well militarily against the United States. He argued that such coverage helps Iran by giving it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-financial-bubbles-that-made-gamestop-look-like-nothing\/\" title=\"5 Financial \u2018Bubbles\u2019 That Made Gamestop Look Like Nothing\">false hope<\/a>, and said Iran\u2019s navy, air force, and technology were \u201cgone,\u201d while branding those who criticize his administration as \u201ccowards\u201d and \u201closers.\u201d Trump also referenced a similar dispute he made last month with Democratic lawmakers, accusing them of undermining U.S. efforts on Iran once he began taking credit for progress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565047\/trump-doesnt-need-help-china-end-iran-war\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> accused some media outlets of committing \u201cvirtual treason\u201d on Tuesday with their coverage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">war<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4556500\/rubio-vance-2028-iran\/\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s comments came in the form of a Truth Social post while he was traveling to Beijing on Tuesday afternoon for a bilateral summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565386\/trump-calls-white-house-reporter-dumb-person-ballroom-question\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump calls White House reporter \u2018dumb person\u2019 for ballroom question<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565047\/trump-doesnt-need-help-china-end-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he doesn\u2019t need help from China to end Iran war<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565074\/trump-says-ballroom-project-doubled\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-spotted-on-white-house-roof-hints-at-big-plans-as-reporters-shout-questions-itll-be-beautiful\/\" title=\"Trump Spotted on White House Roof, Hints at Big Plans as Reporters Shout Questions: &#039;It&#039;ll Be Beautiful&#039;\">ballroom project<\/a> has \u2018doubled\u2019 in size<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cWhen the Fake News says that the Iranian enemy is doing well, Militarily, against us, it\u2019s virtual TREASON in that it is such a false, and even preposterous, statement,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116563472755399975\">Trump said<\/a>. \u201cThey are aiding and abetting the enemy! <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cAll it does is give Iran false hope when none should exist. These are American cowards that are rooting against our Country,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >president continued<\/a>, saying that Iran\u2019s navy, air force, and \u201ctechnology\u201d were all \u201cgone.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Iran\u2019s] \u2018leaders\u2019 are no longer with us, and the Country is an Economic Disaster,\u201d he wrote. \u201cOnly Losers, Ingrates, and Fools are able to make a case against America!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565047\/trump-doesnt-need-help-china-end-iran-war\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS HE DOESN\u2019T NEED HELP FROM CHINA TO END IRAN WAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Trump made a similar case against Democratic lawmakers, claiming they \u201care doing everything possible to hurt the very strong position we are in with respect to Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won\u2019t let the Weak and Pathetic Democrats, TRAITORS ALL, who for years have been talking about the Dangers of Iran, and that something has to be done, but now, since I\u2019m the one doing it, belittle the accomplishments of our Military and the Trump Administration,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116438260195246849\">wrote at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump branded some Iran war coverage \u201cvirtual treason\u201d during his Truth Social post en route to Beijing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2601870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26132678399321.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[75072,56439,69323,3634],"class_list":["post-2601869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-iran-war","tag-media-bias-2","tag-political-news-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26132678399321.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601869"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601873,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601869\/revisions\/2601873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}