Maggie Haberman: Five things New York Times reporter Trump slammed as a ‘maggot’ after criticizing Iran war

Maggie Haberman: 5 things to know

1. Haberman was born in New York City, the son of Clyde Haberman, a longtime reporter for The New York Times, and Nancy Haberman, director of media communications at the Rubenstein Institute. Her mother worked for powerful clients in New York, including Donald Trump.
2. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, her first reporting job was at the New York Post.
3. Thereafter, Haberman worked at the New York Daily News and Politico before joining the New York Times. During her career, she has covered five presidential elections, several gubernatorial races and the New York City mayoral race. She is also the author of The Confidence Man: The Rise of Donald Trump and the Collapse of America
4. Haberman, who is of Jewish descent, is married to New York Daily News reporter Darre Ardash Gregorian. The couple has three children and lives in Brooklyn.
5. Haberman was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for its coverage of Trump’s advisers and their ties to Russia. In 2021, she was part of a team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus.

Haberman on Trump and the Iran War

“The president does know there’s a correlation between gas prices and oil,” Haberman said on Collins’ show. “Everything the president has said is very clear, and he’s said it publicly, he thinks this thing will be over by now. I don’t know why he thinks that, and I don’t know why there isn’t some kind of contingency with what we’re seeing now. But there’s clearly no plan to deal with this other than talking about how the tankers should be tough and keep going. That’s — it’s not — it’s not working.”

Video of Trump wearing a cowboy hat

While Trump’s comments about Haberman drew widespread reactions online, the president himself can be seen in the video wearing a cowboy hat in the Oval Office.