Overview
- On Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, Lara Trump asked whether the president actually said “piggy,” and Maher replied that he had seen the exchange on tape.
- The remark originated during an Air Force One gaggle earlier this month when Bloomberg’s Catherine Lucey pressed about government files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Lara Trump later said “Donald Trump is not perfect” while defending him, a moment that went viral from the podcast discussion.
- A White House official previously accused the reporter of behaving unprofessionally, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the president’s blunt style when asked about the comment.
- Following earlier opposition, the president signed bipartisan legislation directing the Justice Department to release Epstein-related investigation materials within a set timeframe, even as some allies dispute he said “piggy” and public figures like Jimmy Kimmel criticized the remark.