Daily Wire opinion column targets The New York Times in critique centered on Trump coverage

May 22, 2026

An opinion column published by The Daily Wire takes aim at The New York Times and frames its argument around what the author characterizes as anti-Trump media behavior.

The Daily Wire published an opinion piece titled “Trump Panic Drives The New York Times To Wag The Antisemitic Dog,” by Andrew Klavan, dated May 22, 2026.

In the column, Klavan criticizes what he describes as “left-wing media,” singling out The New York Times as the focus of his argument. The article uses a mocking tone toward the Times, including an opening line comparing consuming such coverage to “hit[ting] yourself in the groin with a hammer.”

Fact checking

Confidence score

72

Confidence comment

The rewritten article is based on a single primary source: the Daily Wire page itself. Basic publication details (title, author, date) and the presence of a mocking critique directed at The New York Times are directly supported by the source. However, the original summary’s more specific claims about the Times allegedly running “multiple articles” with particular themes are not substantiated by the provided source material accessible here, which limits confidence.

Sources

• https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-panic-drives-the-new-york-times-to-wag-the-antisemitic-dog