Trump says he has 'records' of helicopter ride with Willie Brown, threatens to sue NYT for refuting story

Despite Willie Brown denying the helicopter story, Donald Trump doubled down on it and threatened to sue the NYT on a call with one of its reporters
UPDATED AUG 10, 2024
Donald Trump claimed he was once in a perilous helicopter ride with Willie Brown during his Mar-a-Lago conference (Getty Images)
Donald Trump claimed he was once in a perilous helicopter ride with Willie Brown during his Mar-a-Lago conference (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Donald Trump has threatened to sue The New York Times for its coverage of his Thursday, August 8 press conference at Mar-a-Lago, where he talked about an emergency landing during a helicopter trip with Willie Brown.

On Friday, the former president stuck to the claim that he was in a dangerous helicopter landing with the former Mayor of San Francisco and insisted that he had records to prove it, despite Brown's denial.

Donald Trump threatens to sue New York Times for debunking helicopter ride story

Donald Trump slammed the publication for its coverage of his press conference during a phone call with a New York Times reporter on Friday as he landed several hours away from his rally in Bozeman, Montana, due to a mechanical issue on his plane. 

Former President Donald Trump made several verbal gaffes during the Philadelphia MAGA rally (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Donald Trump doubled down on his dangerous helicopter landing story despite Willie Brown's denial (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

On Thursday, Brown denied that he had ever been on a helicopter ride with the GOP presidential nominee. As per NYT, Trump might have confused Willie Brown with Jerry Brown, the former California governor, with whom he traveled by helicopter in 2018 while surveying wildfire damage in the state.

Moreover, Jerry Brown's spokesperson stated, "There was no emergency landing and no discussion of Kamala Harris."

SACRAMENTO, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during an portrait unveiling ceremony in the Rotunda of the State Capitol on September 8, 2014 in Sacramento, California. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was joined by current Gov. Jerry Brown to unveil his official gubernatorial portrait at the State Capitol. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
As per the New York Times, Donald Trump might have confused Willie Brown with Jerry Brown (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Willie Brown, who briefly dated Kamala Harris during the 1990s, knew Trump as a potential business associate when the real estate tycoon was working on new projects. 

Trump said on Friday that he has the "flight records of the helicopter" and added that it had landed "in a field." He also said that he plans to release the records and that he was "probably going to sue" NYT over the article.

Notably, the former president had mentioned the helicopter emergency landing in his 2023 book 'Letters to Trump'. 

Internet trolls Donald Trump as he threatens to sue The New York Times

Netizens were quick to bash Donald Trump as he threatened to sue The New York Times for questioning his helicopter story. 

One comment read, "Trump always threatens to sue but rarely follows up," and another said, "If they were in a helicopter during the Paradise fire, that would be Marine 1. And if Marine 1 went down in an emergency - it would have been in all the papers! World-wide!"

A person stated, "He's so far gone he doesn't know he's telling lies. DonOld is done," whereas someone else mentioned, "Trump has threatened to sue some individual, news outlet, or construction company/supplier hundreds of times. Threatening to sue is one of his hobbies."

"What a buffoon. I have to say though, if there's one thing about Trump that's impressive, is how easily he can just spew lie after lie," wrote another person, with one more saying, "Go ahead loud mouth. You know the case will be dismissed before discovery."

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