President Donald Trump has taken aim at the Wall Street Journal, accusing the paper of ignoring what he calls "massive" corruption on the Democratic side. He told the outlet it should look at Minnesota, Maine and Los Angeles, and he went on to say the paper "has lost its way." These are Trump's own claims, and he did not point to specific cases in the remarks. His criticism has people asking what he is referring to and whether the coverage he wants is really missing.

Trump has raised Minnesota before, pointing to fraud allegations there that federal prosecutors say cost the state billions across several programs. He has also named Maine and California as places with similar problems, though those claims have not been backed up the same way. The Journal, for its part, has published investigations touching on Trump administration figures, and Trump sued the paper for $10 billion in 2025 over an Epstein-related report. That history helps explain how personal and heated this feud has become. Whether the paper answers or changes its coverage is something readers will be watching.