Trump calls for media outlets to be ‘arrested’ over rally coverage
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 Trut.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated crime & justice brief. The source report from The Hill says: 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 Trut.
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- Published: Oct 5, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Crime & Justice
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