‘Quiet, piggy’: Donald Trump’s sexist outburst at woman journalist sparks outrage | Watch

Donald Trump's sexist outburst at woman journalist goes viral

US President Donald Trump turned a routine press interaction into a spectacle when he cut off a woman reporter, referring to her as a “piggy” after she questioned him about the Epstein files.

While talking to White House correspondent Catherine Lucey, Trump said, “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.” The comment, directed at her while she attempted to ask about the controversy surrounding recently revealed Jeffrey Epstein documents, immediately sparked backlash and added to Trump’s turbulent relationship with the media.

The incident occurred last Friday aboard Air Force One. Lucey had begun to ask whether Trump supported a House vote to release the files, starting her question with, “If there’s nothing incriminating in the files...” before he cut her off, pointing a finger at her and repeating: “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.”

Though the exchange may appear like a sudden flare-up, experts say Trump’s reaction reflects a deeper, more deliberate pattern in how he targets and belittles journalists, especially women, when confronted with uncomfortable questions.

Trump’s remarks fit into a long pattern of publicly belittling female journalists. In an earlier incident during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he reprimanded ABC News correspondent Mary Bruce for questioning him about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Trump dismissed her queries by saying she was embarrassing their guest and added, “ABC fake news. One of the worst in the business.”

After her follow-up questions, Trump told Bruce not to “embarrass our guest” and even suggested suspending ABC’s broadcast license, calling her a “terrible reporter.”