Trump in bizarre Twitter war with New York Times as he wrongly attacks paper for article about Ukrainian's $150,000 foundation donation for 20-minute video speech Trump spoke to a 2015 Kiev conference via video link in exchange for a $150,000 donation to his family charity President claimed Wednesday that The New York Times got it wrong - but his claims agree with what was in the original story Donald Trump's latest Twitter spat with The New York Times left Washington insiders scratching their heads on Wednesday when the president tried to correct a 'phony story' that was already correct.