Overview
- On Air Force One on Friday, Trump told Bloomberg White House correspondent Catherine Lucey, "Quiet. Quiet, piggy," as she pressed him on releasing Epstein-related files, with the White House later posting the video and defending his remark.
- During Tuesday’s Oval Office event with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Trump called ABC’s Mary Bruce "a terrible person and a terrible reporter," cut off her questions, and urged the broadcast regulator to "look at" ABC’s license.
- The House voted 427-1 and the Senate passed a companion measure unanimously to require the Department of Justice to make unclassified Jeffrey Epstein records public, sending the legislation to the president.
- Trump insisted he has "nothing to do" with Epstein, dismissed the matter as a "hoax," and rejected conflict-of-interest questions about Trump Organization business ties involving Saudi partners.
- Journalists and media figures criticized the "piggy" comment, with CNN’s Jake Tapper calling it "disgusting and completely unacceptable," while Bloomberg defended its reporter and the White House said her behavior was unprofessional.