Donald Trump Tweets: Presumptive Republican Nominee Hits Back At New York Times

trump maples — Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and then-fiancée Marla Maples in 1991. Trump hit back at a New York Times feature on his treatment of women. Timothy Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump went on the offensive Sunday, unleashing a Twitter storm against the New York Times for publishing a front-page feature on the presumptive Republican nominee’s past treatment of women.

The New York real estate mogul said he was “laughing” at what he described as a “lame hit piece.”

The failing @nytimes wrote yet another hit piece on me. All are impressed with how nicely I have treated women, they found nothing. A joke!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 15, 2016

Everyone is laughing at the @nytimes for the lame hit piece they did on me and women.I gave them many names of women I helped-refused to use
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 15, 2016

The New York Times story capped a week of controversy that included a Mother Jones article in which Trump’s former Mar-a-Lago butler admitted calling for President Barack Obama’s execution and reports of a push underway by GOP conservatives to field an independent candidate.

Trump said the media is picking on him and urged voters not to let the stories influence them.

"@TakingIt_Back: @nytimes keep shining....the ppl will not let the media dim your light...we no longer believe them! #Trump2016" Thanks.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 15, 2016

"@tzard000: @realDonaldTrump @nytimes Everyone continues to pile onto Donald, but they can NEVER take away our votes!" Thank you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 15, 2016

Trump said the real issue is former President Bill Clinton’s treatment of women.

Why doesn't the failing @nytimes write the real story on the Clintons and women? The media is TOTALLY dishonest!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 15, 2016