Overview
- In the latest episode on Thursday, President Trump asked CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, "Are you stupid?" after she questioned his comments about the D.C. shooting suspect and Afghan vetting.
- During a recent Oval Office press conference, he called ABC News' Mary Bruce a "terrible reporter" after she asked Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about Jamal Khashoggi's murder and Trump family business ties.
- On November 14 aboard Air Force One, he told Bloomberg correspondent Catherine Lucey, "Quiet, piggy," when she pressed him about Jeffrey Epstein records.
- On November 26, he attacked New York Times reporter Katie Rogers on Truth Social as "a third rate reporter" who is "ugly, both inside and out."
- The Society of Professional Journalists called the rhetoric an "unmistakable" hostile pattern, while White House spokespeople defended the president's bluntness and argued the issue is media credibility rather than gender.