特朗普总统周一表示，《纽约时报》和其他媒体机构的记者应因其对他在俄亥俄州周六集会的报道而被“逮捕”。“俄亥俄竞技场早已座无虚席——但这些人仍在试图挤进去，”特朗普在Truth Social上写道，并分享了一段人们排队等候集会的视频。《纽约时报》记者凯蒂·罗杰斯周日报道称，当总统在范代利亚的巴特勒高中结束演讲时，“看台上层的几个区域已空无一人”。
President Trump said Monday that reporters from The New York Times and other media outlets should be “arrested” over their coverage of his Saturday rally in Ohio. “The Ohio Arena was already full to the brim — And yet these people were still trying to get in,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, sharing a video of people in line for the rally. New York Times correspondent Katie Rogers wrote Sunday that “several areas of an upper deck were empty” by the time the president finished speaking at Butler High School in Vandalia.
罗杰斯指出，举办活动的学校学生中心可容纳4500人。但特朗普否认这些细节，称没有空座位，且“成千上万的人被拒之门外”。“《纽约时报》和许多其他‘人造媒体’应因其不诚实和对国家的损害而被逮捕，”总统补充道，指责媒体夸大参议员伯尼·桑德斯（佛蒙特州独立党）集会的人数，却淡化参加他集会的人数。“竞技场完全爆满，包括所有上层看台，”特朗普在随后的帖子中写道。
The school’s student center, where the event took place, has a capacity of 4,500 people, Rogers noted. But Trump denied those details, saying there were no empty seats and “thousands of people had to be turned away” from attending the rally. “The New York Times, and many other Artificial Media Outlets, should be arrested for their dishonesty and disservice to our Country,” the president added, accusing outlets of inflating crowds for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and downplaying how many people attend his rallies. “The Arena was totally MAXED OUT, including all upper sections,” Trump wrote in a subsequent post.
“我所有‘售罄’集会的情况是，上层看台的人倾向于往主会场下移——这种‘迁移’过程总会发生！”总统还分享了一段自己登台时与会者高呼多次“USA”的视频。“外面有成千上万的人进不来。如果你想让座，请便，我们可以安排，请离开吧，”特朗普在集会上说。集会期间，总统为参议员乔恩·赫斯特德（俄亥俄州共和党）助选，后者在与前参议员谢罗德·布朗（俄亥俄州民主党）的连任竞争中面临艰难挑战。
“What does happen at all of my SOLD OUT Rallies, is that the people in the upper sections tend to migrate down to the Main Floor — The ‘migration’ process always happens!”The president also shared a video of himself taking the stage at the rally as attendees chanted “USA” multiple times. “There are thousands of people outside [who] can’t get in. If you’d like to give up your seat, please, we can work it out, get out of here,” Trump said at the rally. During the rally, the president stumped for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), who faces a tough reelection battle against former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio).
前NFL教练乔恩·格鲁登也发表讲话，称赫斯特德是他的朋友，“永不言弃”。特朗普长期以来一直针对《纽约时报》及其记者，指责该媒体自其首次竞选总统以来就对他进行不利报道。
Former NFL coach Jon Gruden also delivered remarks, saying Husted was a friend of his who “will never quit.”Trump has long targeted the Times and its reporters, accusing the outlet of covering him unfavorably dating to his first presidential campaign.
司法部在夏季传唤了多名《纽约时报》记者及其家属的电话记录，此前他们曾报道过特勤局官员对卡塔尔赠予“空军一号”专机的安全担忧。几天后，该部门撤回了该请求。
The Justice Department over the summer subpoenaed the phone records of multiple Times journalists and their family members after they reported on security concerns Secret Service officials had about the Qatari-gifted jet for Air Force One. The department dropped the request days later.