Donald Trump is under fire after telling Bloomberg White House correspondent Catherine Lucey “quiet piggy” during a press conference aboard Air Force One.
Lucey had been pressing the president on the looming release of Jeffrey Epstein files when he pointed at her and used the insult – a remark that went largely unnoticed until it resurfaced days later, drawing widespread condemnation from fellow journalists.
Industry figures – including Jake Tapper and Gretchen Carlson – labelled the comment “disgusting”, while the International Women’s Media Foundation said Trump’s appearance-based insults are part of a longstanding pattern of trying to silence female reporters.
Bloomberg defended Lucey’s work, saying its journalists “perform a vital public service”, as the White House attempted to justify the outburst by blaming the reporter, without offering any evidence.
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