Trump Told a Woman, 'Quiet, Piggy,' When She Asked Him About Epstein

"At the start of his first presidential campaign, Megyn Kelly, at the time a Fox News journalist, asked Trump at a primary debate about reports that he had referred to women as "fat pigs," "dogs," and "slobs." Trump didn't deny the accusation, and instead made a joke about how he said those sorts of things only about Rosie O'Donnell. Later, talking about the debate on CNN, Trump said of Kelly: " There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.""

"Lucey had clearly touched a nerve. Two days later, Trump announced that he would endorse the House's vote on the release of the Epstein files, likely because he knew that the House had the numbers to do so and would go forth with or without his support. But this category of remark is part of a long-running pattern for the president: Trump's time in American politics has been marked by repeated attempts to insult and demean female journalists."

The president has repeatedly insulted and demeaned female journalists throughout his political career. He addressed Bloomberg White House correspondent Catherine Lucey on Air Force One by bending his head, pointing his finger, and saying, “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.” He later endorsed the House vote on releasing the Epstein files, likely recognizing the House's numbers. During his first campaign, Megyn Kelly asked about reports that he called women “fat pigs,” “dogs,” and “slobs,” and he later said of Kelly that “There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.” The pattern includes targeting reporters such as Yamiche Alcindor.

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