Trump attacks – President Donald Trump used a Truth Social post to attack CNN’s reporting on his Iran nuclear negotiations, arguing the coverage falsely suggests the issue is not about nuclear weapons. He also predicted CNN’s performance would remain a “Low Ratings disaster,”
For the second straight hour of the same negotiation news cycle, Donald Trump didn’t just respond to Iran deal reporting—he went after the outlet itself.
On Sunday. the president posted on Truth Social to bash CNN’s coverage of his talks with Iran. saying the network had misrepresented the content of what he’s seeking. “Fake News CNN said today. routinely. that my Iran Nuclear Deal doesn’t talk about Nuclear. ” Trump wrote. adding that the agreement “states. very clearly. that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon.” He argued CNN then “goes on. in very strong and lengthy detail. to discuss various other aspects of Nuclear.”.
Trump’s post escalated beyond the substance. He called CNN a “Low Ratings disaster. ” and said the situation would not improve even if the channel is acquired by Paramount Skydance. which he referenced through the reporting context around CNN’s parent company. Warner Bros. Discovery. He ended with: “Even with new ownership, it is unlikely to ever get better!!!. President DJT.”.
The president’s strike came about 40 minutes after CNN anchor Jessica Dean reported that Trump is “seeking changes to the text of a potential deal. ” insisting on “tougher language on Iran’s nuclear commitments.” Dean’s report suggested the public wording of the deal remains a central battleground. not just whether an agreement exists.
About an hour earlier, around 6:00 p.m. local time, CNN correspondent Julia Benbrook delivered additional details from within the negotiations. She said: “Sources have told our team throughout this process that the memorandum of understanding. which is under consideration. would likely extend the negotiation period for 60 days on some of those top issues. including Iran’s nuclear program.” Benbrook added that extension discussions would also cover “the fate of the stockpile of highly-enriched uranium.”.
Benbrook also relayed a White House official’s position that, in Trump’s view, any deal would need to meet his conditions—stating that Trump would only make a deal if it “addresses his red lines,” with the top one being his priority that “Iran never obtains a nuke.”
The Trump-CNN exchange lands after a week in which the president portrayed the diplomatic effort as nearing progress. Trump had said the U.S. and Iran’s theocratic regime had made significant progress and he suggested an agreement was imminent. On May 23. he posted: “Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed. and will be announced shortly.” In the same message. he said: “In addition to many other elements of the Agreement. the Strait of Hormuz will be opened.”.
But even amid those promises, a final agreement still remains in limbo. Toward the end of last week, Trump debated a deal before deciding the current framework was not good enough. He has continued to insist that any agreement must guarantee Iran stops pursuing a nuclear weapon—along with other details he wants included.
By Saturday night, Trump also laid out what he would do if negotiations collapse. On Fox News, he told his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, that if talks fall apart, he will look to “end it a different way.”
The news cycle now carries two realities at once: the negotiating process appears to be heading toward further talks—potentially extended by 60 days on key issues like Iran’s nuclear program and the fate of a highly-enriched uranium stockpile—and Trump is simultaneously turning his frustration with reporting into a broader warning about CNN’s future.
At the same time. the president’s post insists the core record of the deal is straightforward—he says the agreement is explicit that Iran “will not have a Nuclear Weapon”—and he uses that line to argue CNN’s coverage is not just wrong but inherently unreliable. Whether the public dispute over wording mirrors what’s happening behind closed doors on the text itself is now part of the same story—because as Trump pressures language and timelines. he’s also trying to control the narrative about what the deal does and does not say.
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CNN always twisting stuff.
I don’t even know what the deal says but if he’s saying it clearly says Iran won’t have nukes then why are people acting like it’s vague? Sounds like the headline people are just mad anyway. Also “low ratings disaster” is kinda petty lol.
So is he mad CNN reported “doesn’t talk about nuclear” like… that’s not what deals are for? Or maybe they meant it doesn’t talk about it enough? This is why I hate watching it, everyone just picks one sentence. And the Paramount Skydance thing confuses me—does buying the channel even change what they say?
“Fake News CNN” like come on, it’s not always fake just because you don’t like it. But at the same time, he’s definitely right that wording matters, like the tough language part. I saw someone say the “deal” already means Iran gets nukes later though, which makes zero sense if the agreement states no nuclear weapon… unless they’re talking about delivery systems or something? Idk, this whole thing feels like one big PR loop between TV and Truth Social.