Donald Trump lashed out at a New York Times journalist who alleged he would skip the 25th anniversary of September 11 at Ground Zero in Manhattan. The claim suggested his absence was due to not being invited to deliver a speech.

The former president took to his platform, Truth Social, on Friday, fiercely criticizing Maggie Haberman’s report as ‘phony.’

Using fiery language, Trump wrote, ‘Maggot Hagerman, the Fake Reporter from The Failing New York Times, an unattractive person both inside and out, and who knows less about me than most reporters on the beat (She’s a SCAMMER!), made up a story that on September 11th, I’m not going to the World Trade Center, in New York City, because they won’t let me make a speech, and I’m going to the Pentagon in D.C., because I’m a featured speaker.’

He insisted that, ‘This is more Corrupt News, I’ve been to New York many times over the years, and no one ever speaks, it’s a “solemn ceremony!”‘

Trump further remarked that he ‘would love not to speak, because I’m speaking all the time, and this is a day to remember the victims, and their beautiful family members.’

Haberman reported on Thursday that Trump’s team had scoped out the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, before being discouraged over the museum’s commitment to nonpartisanship.

But the president flatly denied her claims and renewed his threats of legal action against her employers, warning ‘all will be revealed in the lawsuit against them.’

His post came hours after a US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be used against him at trial. 

Haberman has yet to publicly comment on Trump’s post but a spokesperson for the Times defended their reporting later Friday. 

‘The Times’s reporting is based on information from multiple people with knowledge of the discussions and planning around New York’s September 11 ceremony,’ Charlie Stadtlander told The Daily Mail. 

‘Our journalists sought comment from the White House communications team, who provided a statement that didn’t contradict what we had learned. The president chose to attack the story 24 hours later, singling out one of the four reporters who wrote it. We are confident in the accuracy of the reporting.’

In a statement to the Times, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly emphasized a remembrance of the victims but made no reference to the President’s specific plans. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House for further comment. 

On Friday, Trump confirmed he will mark September 11 at the Pentagon. 

Vice President JD Vance will represent the Trump administration at the New York ceremony instead, while ex-Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and George W Bush are expected to attend. 

It comes as the trial for alleged 9/11 plotter Mohammed and three other accused plotters was thrown into jeopardy by the judge’s ruling Friday.

Mohammed, also known as ‘KSM,’ was considered one of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenants before he was captured in March 2003 in Pakistan.

Prosecutors have already excluded statements that Mohammed made after his capture when he was held by the CIA in overseas prisons and subjected to brutal treatment including waterboarding before his transfer in 2006 to Guantanamo, the Times reported.

But trial judge Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama has now concluded that Mohammed’s subsequent interrogations in 2007 at Guantanamo were also inadmissible.

‘The prosecution has failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Mr. Mohammad´s statements to the FBI were voluntarily given,’ Schrama wrote in his ruling, which was not immediately released to the public. The Times said its unclassified contents were confirmed by several lawyers who had seen it.

A spokesman for the US military court did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment.

Schrama cited an ‘unbroken continuation of the CIA’s psychological conditioning and severe coercion,’ and also found that FBI agents intentionally failed to tell Mohammed that he had a right to be silent and to consult a lawyer. Prosecutors can appeal the ruling.

Mohammed’s June 2028 trial has been repeatedly delayed and a plea deal that would have seen the death penalty taken off the table was withdrawn last year following protests from the relatives of some victims of the 9/11 attacks.

Much of the legal jousting in the 9/11 defendants’ cases has focused on whether they could be tried fairly after having undergone torture at the hands of the CIA.

Meanwhile Trump will attend the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Texas two days before September 11.

As he did last year, the president will give a speech at the Pentagon’s ceremonies, where politicians remain welcome to give an address.

He will then leave the country for Ireland to visit his golf course where the Irish Open is being held.

The President also commemorated September 11 at the Pentagon last year, in a ceremony that was moved into the internal courtyard after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Trump pledged to always honor those who died on that day. 

‘We will defend the nation they served, the values they upheld and the freedom for which they died,’ he said. 

‘We will support our troops, we will protect our families, and we will preserve the American way of life for every future generation.

‘We will build taller, grow stronger, fight harder and soar higher, and together we will go forward as one people with one heart, one faith, one flag and one glorious destiny under almighty God,’ he added.

Trump did go to New York afterward, as he attended a Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium. 

The last time Trump attended the Ground Zero ceremony was in 2024, when he was in the same company as Kamala Harris, as the two shared an awkward handshake. 

Trump and Harris appeared cordial as they met for a second time in 24 hours following their first debate.

Harris stood alongside President Joe Biden during the ceremony while Republican-turned-Democratic former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg acted as a buffer separating the current administration from Trump and his running mate Vance. Trump allegedly complimented Harris’s debate performance.

Authorities in Utah are investigating a disturbing case involving a mother, Jennifer Gledhill, who stands accused of murdering her husband, Matthew Johnson, while he slept. The incident occurred after what was described as a night of drunken intimacy. Both Gledhill and her husband were wearing Oura Rings, which could be instrumental in uncovering the location of his hidden grave.

The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office recently unsealed a search warrant that highlights investigators’ focus on data from the Oura rings worn by Gledhill and Johnson. This data, collected between September 20 and October 1, 2024, may be crucial in piecing together the events leading up to Johnson’s suspected murder, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Police are particularly interested in the GPS data logged by the Oura rings, hoping it will provide precise information about where Gledhill may have hidden her husband’s body.

Evidence from the day of the alleged crime includes photos confirming that Gledhill had her ring on. Furthermore, Johnson’s participation in the Utah National Guard is noted, with confirmation that he also owned an Oura ring, as reported by ABC4.

It is alleged that Gledhill, who resides in Cottonwood Heights, turned off her phone and other electronic devices before using a minivan to transport Johnson to a shallow grave. This has complicated efforts to locate the victim’s body.

The 43-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder after she allegedly confessed to her alleged lover, though she did not disclose the location to him, police said.

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Following Johnson’s death, the mom of three allegedly reported him missing on Sept. 28 — eight days after detectives believe he was killed.

The cold-blooded killing reportedly came after a night of drunken sex with her husband during which Gledhill admitted to having an affair, according to investigators.

Her alleged lover — who has not been named — claimed Gledhill told him her husband had confronted her on Sept. 20 and “yelled at her because he knew she had been sleeping with someone else.”

“The defendant told [her lover] that she shot Mr. Johnson [the next day] as he slept in their bed … that she put Mr. Johnson’s body into a rooftop storage container, slid him down the stairs of their home, and loaded his body into the back of their minivan,” investigators said in their report.

Gledhill “then took her husband’s body north, dug a hole, and buried him in a shallow grave,” the Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill added.

She was caught on surveillance cameras thoroughly cleaning out the car after the alleged killing.

Gledhill’s parents, Thomas and Rosalie Gledhill, now 73 and 69, respectively, were also arrested and charged after investigators believe they uncovered evidence that they helped their daughter cover up the gruesome crime.

In an announcement that shook the oil industry, former President Donald Trump declared he has secured what he calls “the biggest oil deal in world history” following negotiations with Venezuela.

According to Trump, this landmark agreement grants the United States control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. He believes this move will lead to a significant reduction in gas prices for Americans everywhere.

Trump attributed the success of these negotiations to the efforts of Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth, who played key roles in securing the deal with Venezuela’s Interim President, Delcy Rodriguez.

“This historic transaction more than doubles American oil reserves,” Trump proclaimed on Truth Social on Friday. He emphasized that it will not only amplify the nation’s oil supply but also promise considerable reductions in gas prices for the foreseeable future, all while supporting Venezuela on its journey toward “tremendous success and great prosperity.”

The former president also assured the American public that the deal was brokered at “no cost to the American taxpayer.”

‘This Transaction will greatly strengthen the already growing relationship between Venezuela and the United States!’

The deal is the second Trump has made with the new Venezuelan government since early January’s late night deposition of Maduro. 

The president has openly stated that the military operation to oust Maduro was, in part, an attempt to extract some of oil-rich Venezuela’s stock. 

Rodriguez previously served as Maduro’s Minister of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons. 

In a post to X, Secretary of State Rubio called the deal ‘a huge win for both the American and Venezuelan people.’

‘It demonstrates how President Trump’s bold foreign policy is driving America First wins: securing stable reserves and low-cost oil in our Hemisphere and lowering gas prices here at home,’ he said.

‘For the Venezuelan people, this deal will bring nearly $100 billion in private investment, support thousands of high-paying jobs, and drive the reconstruction of Venezuela’s economy.’

Trump faces mounting pressure to address high gas prices as the war in Iran reaches a six-month milestone with no conclusion in sight. 

The US has tapped its strategic petroleum reserves, which in early August fell below 300 million barrels, down by more than 100 million barrels since the start of 2026.

In the days following Maduro´s ouster in January, Trump floated the idea of U.S. oil companies returning to Venezuela to tap its oil reserves. 

Trump has argued that Venezuela stole US oil when former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s moved decades ago to nationalize hundreds of foreign-owned assets, including those owned by American oil companies. 

Venezuela has one of the largest oil reserves in the world, with an estimated 303 billion barrels of crude oil in the ground. 

That´s about 17 percent of the world´s supply, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. 

Unlike other parts of the world, where geologists have to search for untapped oil, the reserves under Venezuela´s soil are largely mapped and known, experts say. 

But because of dilapidated infrastructure, the country only produces about one percent of the world´s oil.

The US-Israel war against Iran has led to a dramatic slowdown of Gulf oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz, which about 20 percent of the world petroleum passed through prior to the conflict.

The average price of gas in the US stood at about $4.09 a gallon on Friday, according to AAA. The average price was $3.21 at the same time last year.

Trump in his social media post Friday evening alluded to the Venezuela deal being part of a private partnership. 

The White House did not immediately reply to The Daily Mail’s request for comment about the private sector partners involved in the deal, and details on how the arrangement would work were not provided.

Persuading big American oil companies to return the region could face headwinds given and decades of badly damaged infrastructure.

Days after the ouster of Maduro, Trump gathered oil executives at the White House and called on them to rush back into Venezuela. 

Executives expressed interest in the opportunity but there was also a measure of caution given their past experience in the country.

Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, the largest U.S. oil company, said at that moment he saw the country as ‘un-investable.’

But Trump has insisted that his administration has brought a measure of stability to Venezuela.

He has argued that Venezuela stole US oil when former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez´s moved decades ago to nationalize hundreds of foreign-owned assets, including those owned by American oil companies.

Rodriguez, in one of her early moves after taking power, signed a law that opens the nation´s oil sector to privatization and reversed a bedrock tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that had ruled the country for more than two decades.

The Venezuelan government’s press office did not immediately respond to The Daily Mail’s request for comment.