US President Donald Trump sharply criticized mainstream media outlets on August 18, accusing them of widespread dishonesty in their coverage of his efforts to negotiate a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The comments came during a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where Trump addressed questions about media narratives surrounding his diplomacy with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump characterized the media coverage as “hostile” and claimed that reporters were more interested in criticizing him than reporting on progress toward ending the ongoing Russia Ukraine conflict. “The level of hatred and animosity is incredible. … In solving all of these wars, they don’t even write about it,” Trump said, highlighting what he described as a long-standing pattern of media bias against his administration.

According to Trump, even if he were to broker an unprecedented agreement in which Ukraine acquired Moscow, St. Petersburg, and surrounding territories-a scenario he called “unrealistic”-the media would still portray him negatively. “No matter what I do, no matter what deal I make … they’ll say, ‘Trump was absolutely horrible,’” he said.

Trump also emphasized that he has faced hostile press coverage throughout his political career. “I’ve lived with that type of coverage for a long time,” he said. “I used to get great publicity before I ran for office. Now I get the worst publicity anyone’s........

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