{"id":2019,"date":"2025-11-22T14:26:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T14:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/?p=2019"},"modified":"2025-11-22T14:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T14:26:46","slug":"white-house-issues-statement-after-donald-trump-says-quiet-piggy-to-reporter-during-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/?p=2019","title":{"rendered":"White House Issues Statement After Donald Trump Says \u2018Quiet Piggy\u2019 To Reporter During Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The White House has responded to an incident in which the US President said to a female reporter: \u201cQuiet! Quiet, piggy!\u201d after she questioned him aboard Air Force One.<\/p>\n

On November 14, Bloomberg\u2019s White House correspondent Catherine Lucey asked President Donald Trump about the unfolding Jeffrey Epstein scandal and whether the House might vote to release all files related to his case, which it did earlier this week.<\/p>\n

When Lucey started asking why Trump was behaving the way he was \u2018if there\u2019s nothing incriminating in the files,\u2019 Trump pointed at her and said: \u201cQuiet! Quiet, piggy!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Backlash from journalists<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The remark drew criticism from members of the press. While Trump regularly clashes with reporters, the insult caused particularly strong reactions.<\/p>\n

CNN anchor Jake Tapper wrote on X Twitter that the comment was \u2018disgusting and completely unacceptable,\u2019 while former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson called the remark \u2018disgusting and degrading.\u2019<\/p>\n

Bloomberg responds<\/strong><\/h1>\n

In a statement, a Bloomberg News spokesperson told: \u201cOur White House journalists perform a vital public service, asking questions without fear or favor.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe remain focused on reporting issues of public interest fairly and accurately.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Donald Trump has been criticized after telling a news reporter: \u201cQuiet piggy.\u201d Credit: Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

History of similar insults<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Daily Beast shared that Trump has repeatedly used pig-related insults toward women.<\/p>\n

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In 2017, New York Times columnist Gail Collins said Trump told her she had \u2018the face of a pig.\u2019<\/p>\n

In 2016, former Miss Universe Alicia Machado shared that Trump called her \u2018Miss Piggy\u2019 when he owned the pageant.<\/p>\n

He has also called Rosie O\u2019Donnell a \u2018pig.\u2019<\/p>\n

White House defends Trump<\/strong><\/h1>\n

On November 18, a White House official defended the President\u2019s remark, saying in a statement: \u201cThis reporter behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way toward her colleagues on the plane.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re going to give it, you have to be able to take.\u201d<\/p>\n

2 days later, Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary, was asked about the situation and said it reflected Trump\u2019s straightforward approach.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cLook, the president is very frank and honest with everyone in this room.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve all seen it yourselves. You\u2019ve all experienced it yourselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think it\u2019s one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president, because of his frankness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The White House has addressed Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018quiet, piggy\u2019 remarks. Credit: Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leavitt added: \u201cHe calls out fake news when he sees it. He gets frustrated with reporters when you lie about him, when you spread fake news about him and his administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he also is the most transparent president in history, and he gives all of you in this room, as you all know, unprecedented access.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou are in the Oval Office almost every day, asking the president questions.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued: \u201cAnd so I think the president being frank and open and honest to your faces, rather than hiding behind your backs, is frankly a lot more respectful than what you saw in the last administration, where you had a president who would lie to your face and then didn\u2019t speak to you for weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think everyone in this room should appreciate the frankness and the openness that you get from President Trump on a near-daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tense exchange with ABC reporter days later<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Days after the \u2018piggy\u2019 clip circulated online, Trump had another heated moment with a female reporter, this time in the Oval Office during a joint press conference with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n

He criticized members of the media for \u2019embarrassing our guest\u2019 as they asked about murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.<\/p>\n

Mary Bruce, ABC reporter, then questioned him about Epstein, triggering an emotional response.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s been noted that President Trump has repeatedly used pig-related insults toward women. Credit: Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trump said: \u201cPeople are wise to your hoax.<\/p>\n

\u201cABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I\u2019ll tell you something, I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and is so wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should look at that.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also claimed that ABC was not \u2018credible\u2019 because he won the election after they covered him \u201897% negative,\u2019 adding: \u201cYou\u2019re not after the radical left because you\u2019re a radical left network.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think the way you ask a question with the anger and the meanness is terrible.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou ought to go back and learn how to be a reporter. No more questions from you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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