Overview
- A White House video from an Air Force One gaggle showed President Trump telling Bloomberg’s Catherine Lucey, who asked about Epstein records, “Quiet, quiet, piggy.”
- The White House defended Trump’s conduct, saying the reporter behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way toward colleagues, without offering specifics.
- In a separate Oval Office exchange during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit, Trump called ABC’s Mary Bruce a terrible reporter and labeled ABC fake news.
- Trump urged regulators to look at taking away ABC’s license and said he has nothing to do with Epstein, calling the scandal a hoax and shutting down further questions from Bruce.
- The clashes came as Congress voted overwhelmingly to compel public release of Jeffrey Epstein–related files, prompting widespread media criticism including from CNN’s Jake Tapper.