"Catherine Lucey, who covers the White House for Bloomberg News, was doing what reporters are supposed to do: asking germane questions. Her query to Donald Trump a few days ago during a gaggle aboard Air Force 1 was reasonable as it had to do with the release of the Epstein files, certainly a subject of great public interest. Why had the Trump been stonewalling, she asked, if there's nothing incriminating in the files."
"His response, though, was anything but reasonable. It was demeaning, insulting and misogynistic. He pointed straight at Lucey and told her to stop doing her job. Quiet. Quiet, piggy, said the president of the United States. From what I could tell, none of her colleagues in the press corps immediately rose to her defense. Things just moved on business as usual, in a sense."
"Trump insulted and threatened ABC News and its fine reporter Mary Bruce, who also asked germane questions, about Khashoggi as well as the Epstein files. I think you are a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions, he said. He called ABC a crappy company and said its license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and it's so wrong."
President Trump publicly insulted Catherine Lucey aboard Air Force One, pointing at her and ordering her to stop questioning about the Epstein files. He said "Quiet. Quiet, piggy" and reporters in the press corps did not immediately defend her. The episode fits a pattern of presidential attacks on journalists and attempts to control questioning. Trump celebrated Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman despite a U.S. intelligence report linking the prince to Jamal Khashoggi's killing. Trump then berated ABC News and reporter Mary Bruce, calling the network "crappy" and suggesting its license be revoked.
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