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Trump’s ‘Quiet, Piggy’ Clip Goes Viral as He Berates ABC Reporter and Hints at License Action

Congress has sent him a bipartisan bill ordering the release of Justice Department records on Jeffrey Epstein.

Overview

  • Both the House and Senate approved the measure to compel release of Epstein-related DOJ files, and it now awaits the president’s signature.
  • Video posted of an Air Force One gaggle shows Trump telling Bloomberg’s Catherine Lucey, “Quiet. Quiet, piggy,” after she pressed him on the records.
  • During an Oval Office session with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Trump called ABC’s Mary Bruce “a terrible person and a terrible reporter” and said regulators should “look at” ABC’s broadcast license.
  • The White House defended Trump’s remarks, calling the Bloomberg reporter’s conduct “inappropriate and unprofessional” and saying, “If you’re going to give it, you have to be able to take it.”
  • Bloomberg News backed its reporter as press groups and commentators criticized the president’s treatment of female journalists and raised press-freedom concerns.