Surprised? Here's the NY Times' response to Trump's retraction & apology demand

I imagine this is how attorneys do mic drops https://t.co/A32JdXWvdn

— Patrick Matthews (@matthews_p) October 13, 2016

As we reported earlier, Donald Trump has demanded a full retraction and apology from the New York Times for their article outlining two new allegations of sexual misconduct.

The NY Times’ response? In short, “no”:

The New York Times replies to Trump's threat. Insert fire emoji here. pic.twitter.com/5BE71kgzt1

— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) October 13, 2016

In a speech earlier today, Trump said that if the Times didn’t retract the article and apologize, he’d take legal action:

Donald Trump threatens to sue The New York Times over its sexual harassment report https://t.co/Ix4TBl9ato pic.twitter.com/Wfeotv5FL9

— CNN (@CNN) October 13, 2016