Trump cancels meeting with ‘failing’ New York Times

President-elect Donald Trump said early Tuesday morning that he canceled a meeting with the “failing” New York Times.

Trump said in a tweet that the meeting’s “terms and conditions” were changed at the last moment.

“Not nice,” he added.

I cancelled today’s meeting with the failing @nytimes when the terms and conditions of the meeting were changed at the last moment. Not nice

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2016

Trump said a new meeting may still be set up, adding that he continues to be covered “inaccurately and with a nasty tone!”

Perhaps a new meeting will be set up with the @nytimes. In the meantime they continue to cover me inaccurately and with a nasty tone!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2016

Trump also pointed to increased complaints against the newspaper.

“I can fully understand that – but why announce?” he asked.

The failing @nytimes just announced that complaints about them are at a 15 year high. I can fully understand that – but why announce?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2016

The Times, for its part, released a statement saying it did not change any of the meeting’s terms and only refused to agree to Trump’s request to squash an on-the-record sessions.

NYT spox says paper didn't change ground rules of Trump meeting, though his side pushed yesterday for only off the record component: pic.twitter.com/bTkCPucG7t

— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) November 22, 2016

{mosads}Trump on Monday met with top executives and news anchors and hosts from major television networks.

In its coverage of that meeting, the Times said Trump “let them have it.”

He had planned to next meet with editors and reporters at the Times, which he frequently criticized during the presidential campaign and after winning the election.

The newspaper announced earlier this month that it added 41,000 new subscriptions in the week after the election.