"It's one outrage in days full of outrageous material. Quiet, piggy, Donald Trump told a female reporter in a press gaggle, pointing his finger at her angrily. It wasn't the first time not even the hundredth time the US president has attacked the media. And it's hard for any storyline to break through the administration's flood the zone strategy, much less one like this. Nothing seems to stick."
"But the quiet, piggy clip has taken off, several days after the admonishment occurred on Air Force One last Friday, and without much help from the media itself. I don't know why the Piggy' thing is bothering me so much, wrote Hank Green, a YouTuber and author. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours."
Donald Trump angrily called a female reporter 'piggy' during a press gaggle on Air Force One, and the clip recently went viral. The exchange followed questions about his resistance to releasing Jeffrey Epstein files and came amid a broader news cycle including his admonishment of another female reporter about asking Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman about Jamal Khashoggi's murder. Public reaction included online commentators expressing sustained anger. The episode occurred alongside political setbacks: Democratic gains in off-year elections, reversals over Epstein records, Republican refusal to change the filibuster, and a weak economy. The incident raised questions about diminishing political invulnerability and potential erosion of Trump's grip on supporters.
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