Trump to Reporter: 'Quiet, Piggy' on Epstein Files Query

President Donald Trump abruptly told a female Bloomberg reporter "quiet, quiet piggy" while waving a finger during a November 14 press interaction aboard Air Force One. The remark came as she attempted to question him about the release of remaining Jeffrey Epstein files, amid growing bipartisan pressure for transparency in the late sex offender's case.

The incident, captured in White House-released video, highlights ongoing tensions over the Jeffrey Epstein documents. Trump had initially resisted disclosure, claiming it was a "Democrat hoax" to distract from their associations with Epstein. However, he reversed course over the weekend, posting on Truth Social that "we have nothing to hide" and urging Republicans to support release. On Monday, he confirmed he would sign legislation requiring the Justice Department to disclose unclassified Epstein files within 30 days of passage.

Lawmakers released over 20,000 pages of Epstein-related documents earlier that week, including emails from the financier. Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, stating his friendship with Epstein ended in the early 2000s and emphasizing that Democrats were primarily linked to the scandal.

The exchange has renewed scrutiny of Trump's interactions with journalists and sparked criticism, even from allies like Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who prioritized victims' clarity. With a House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act imminent, the bill's Senate prospects remain uncertain.

This episode underscores persistent public interest in Jeffrey Epstein's connections and the push for full disclosure of related records.

Key Takeaways

• Trump dismissed a reporter's Jeffrey Epstein files question with "quiet, quiet piggy" on Air Force One.
• After initial opposition, Trump now supports releasing the Epstein documents, calling prior resistance a miscalculation.
• Bipartisan legislation advances amid thousands of newly disclosed pages, though no wrongdoing is alleged against Trump.

Original source: Newsweek - Donald Trump Tells Reporter ‘Quiet, Piggy’ When Asked About Epstein Files

We do not need a president who calls women derogatory names.

We should have one who behaves a bit more like an adult.
Unfortunately, we do not.

Instead, we have a vindictive, bullying, man-child whose only goal is to destroy instead of build, disrupt instead of facilitate. He's proved himself adapt at these.
 

watch the full video and you see the  reporter interrupting and trying to monopolize the scrum with the media cabin. She was called piggy because she was trying to  "hog" the exchange. She is slim and trim, so it was no intended an insult in respect to her size.

13 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

watch the full video and you see the  reporter interrupting and trying to monopolize the scrum with the media cabin. She was called piggy because she was trying to  "hog" the exchange. She is slim and trim, so it was no intended an insult in respect to her size.

Well, that makes it OK, then? 

19 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

watch the full video and you see the  reporter interrupting and trying to monopolize the scrum with the media cabin. She was called piggy because she was trying to  "hog" the exchange. She is slim and trim, so it was no intended an insult in respect to her size.

That exchange is a clear example of how a megalomaniac billionaire who managed to gain the presidency of the United States perceives himself and those around him
Everyone else are animals - pigs.  

It's that paternalistic attitude that makes him come across like a tyrant as opposed to a president.  He has no respect for regular people.  He doesn't work for the interests of the American people.  He works for the interests of his donors and his own bank account. 

What do you do with piggies?  You slaughter them and eat them. 

Trump calling someone else "piggy"! 🤣

There is only one animal in there and that is the grifter. What a mongrel of a person it actually is. The lies,the bullying, the standover tactics,  the grub is non human.

Oink Oink Oink

For some obscure reason NO Trump supporters appear to have shown up for this thread. 

He is the President of the United States, and the press corps are guests on Air Force One.  They might want to try to respect that, and act accordingly.

 

No matter who you're talking to, questioning, constantly interrupting someone is just rude.

 

Funny how the trolls state calling a woman 'hogging' things up a 'piggy' is offensive, and yet, the terminology most use describing President Trump, repeatedly, is considered, appropriate.

 

... nuff said

 

Hypocrisy - the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.

He's only calling out the regular legacy media  , I don't consider them the rest of us.

I love how he fights back at the reporters who  are on a mission headed by their far left bosses to carry propaganda for the party thats trying to destroy the USA . 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/trump-calls-reporter-piggy-bloomberg

3 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

He is the President of the United States, and the press corps are guests on Air Force One.  They might want to try to respect that, and act accordingly.

 

No matter who you're talking to, questioning, constantly interrupting someone is just rude.

 

Funny how the trolls state calling a woman 'hogging' things up a 'piggy' is offensive, and yet, the terminology most use describing President Trump, repeatedly, is considered, appropriate.

 

... nuff said

 

Hypocrisy - the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.

Since Trump has a derogatory nickname for everyone, I find your post as hypocrite as it gets.

Oink oink.

 

Eric.

10 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

... and yet, the terminology most use describing President Trump, repeatedly, is considered, appropriate.

 

... nuff said

 

Hypocrisy - the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.

Just in this thread alone, so far ...

 

... vindictive, bullying, man-child

... megalomaniac billionaire, tyrant

... animal, grifter,  mongrel,  bullying, the grub is non human

1 hour ago, Patong2021 said:

watch the full video and you see the  reporter interrupting and trying to monopolize the scrum with the media cabin. She was called piggy because she was trying to  "hog" the exchange. She is slim and trim, so it was no intended an insult in respect to her size.

It takes a weird kind of mind and thinking to consider this was not an insult, or says more about how the opinion holder looks at women themself. Trumps comments were calculated man child like insults that are suitable for public TV. Anything more vulgar or insulting would get him in legal trouble and censored  so he knows to use insults and dog whistles like only a child would say, to cater to his crowd of worshipers and get maximum broadcast exposure,  but inside he is much uglier with how he really feels would be my guess. 

Now that the files will be released the rabid left are on the hunt for more sensationalism. 3 more years baby. Always good fun seeing heads explode. 

1 hour ago, Patong2021 said:

watch the full video and you see the  reporter interrupting and trying to monopolize the scrum with the media cabin. She was called piggy because she was trying to  "hog" the exchange. She is slim and trim, so it was no intended an insult in respect to her size.

… and you think this makes it OK for an adult to call people derogatory names?  I don’t. There is no occasion where derogatory names are appropriate. Especially when that adult is supposed to be a world ‘leader.’  Unfortunately, he has zero leadership ability. Brute force and monetary leverage are his only tools, and he wields them at every opportunity. 

1 hour ago, connda said:

That exchange is a clear example of how a megalomaniac billionaire who managed to gain the presidency of the United States perceives himself and those around him
Everyone else are animals - pigs.  

It's that paternalistic attitude that makes him come across like a tyrant as opposed to a president.  He has no respect for regular people.  He doesn't work for the interests of the American people.  He works for the interests of his donors and his own bank account. 

What do you do with piggies?  You slaughter them and eat them. 

 

Can't argue with this. Trump has real contempt for us regular folks. What would happen to you or me if while living in a foreign country we were kidnapped by the police of that country and framed for a shakedown? (It's been known to happen even in certain countries in SE Asia). We know Trump would do nothing. If you were a popular rapper, OTOH, he'd intervene personally with a prime minister. You see Trump is not a racist, he's a ruling class oligarch with a sympathy for celebrities. He's one himself. He's a celebritist and if you're not part of that 0.01 percent, you're dog meat in his eyes.

Yes, if you want the press to write favorably about you bombard the reporters with personal insults.  

Why can't all reporters be as bootlicking as Scott Jennings?

 

 

Well, the crybaby was at it again.

 

Yesterday, while meeting with the murderous psychopathic "Prince" MbS, Mary Bruce, a reporter for ABC, asked why Trump hasn't released the Epstein files, as he never needed Congressional approval to do so, nor does he need it now.

 

With his usual childish and vindictive response of criticizing the reporter's skill, Trump also said that the broadcast license of ABC should be revoked.

 

I guess he learned that trick from Putin or Trump's "lover" Kim Jong-un.

 

As for "piggy", Trump is absolutely not 6'3" and 215 lbs. He's a bloated, obese slob who gives even pigs a bad name.

53 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Now that the files will be released the rabid left are on the hunt for more sensationalism. 3 more years baby. Always good fun seeing heads explode. 

I wonder who goes into the box first?

 

No way Trump is above ground in 2028.

1 hour ago, FolkGuitar said:

… and you think this makes it OK for an adult to call people derogatory names?  I don’t. There is no occasion where derogatory names are appropriate. Especially when that adult is supposed to be a world ‘leader.’  Unfortunately, he has zero leadership ability. Brute force and monetary leverage are his only tools, and he wields them at every opportunity. 

 

Not particularly derogatory, but yes, it is not particularly civil or polite to use such names. Unfortunately.  Catherine Lucey of Bloomberg can be exasperating. She was interrupting and not  allowing other media to ask questions. Why should anyone have to put up with that type of behavior? What was his option? To let her monopolize the activity? Or would you have wanted Trump to tell her that she was being  inconsiderate of others  and rude with her interruptions?  The man was trying to answer a question and she kept interrupting and he lost his temper. I get it that it wasn't nice, but she's rather pushy.

 

1 hour ago, bendejo said:

Yes, if you want the press to write favorably about you bombard the reporters with personal insults.  

Why can't all reporters be as bootlicking as Scott Jennings?

 

The media does not reciprocate respect or kindness. Witness what some of them did to President Obama. The rudeness and insolence was at times terrible.  Scott Jennings isn't a reporter, nor an actual journalist. He is a columnist and is paid to present his opinions and musings.

 

1 hour ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

It takes a weird kind of mind and thinking to consider this was not an insult, or says more about how the opinion holder looks at women themself. Trumps comments were calculated man child like insults that are suitable for public TV. Anything more vulgar or insulting would get him in legal trouble and censored  so he knows to use insults and dog whistles like only a child would say, to cater to his crowd of worshipers and get maximum broadcast exposure,  but inside he is much uglier with how he really feels would be my guess. 

 

What would you call a person who interrupts and does not allow other people to get a word in, hogging a question period? I get it, Mr. Trump was naughty.  However, the faux outrage is BS. The media use language far more foul and rude. The difference is that they don't report it.  If Trump is politically well advised, he should stop taking questions in an informal setting.

3 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

watch the full video and you see the  reporter interrupting and trying to monopolize the scrum with the media cabin. She was called piggy because she was trying to  "hog" the exchange. She is slim and trim, so it was no intended an insult in respect to her size.

Now you are a Trump apologist also.

15 hours ago, connda said:

It's that paternalistic attitude that makes him come across like a tyrant as opposed to a president.  He has no respect for regular people.  He doesn't work for the interests of the American people.  He works for the interests of his donors and his own bank account. 

 

No, you're extrapolating way too much. 

Has nothing to do with being a tyrant or not being interested in the average American.

The reporter was questioning him about the Epstein situation, so she got under his skin.

Maybe her question was out of line. Not sure. Would need to watch the interview.

But your conclusions are silly. 

 

15 hours ago, riclag said:

I love how he fights back at the reporters who  are on a mission headed by their far left bosses to carry propaganda for the party thats trying to destroy the USA . 

 

In another interview, he told the reporter (from ABC?? ) that their license should be revoked. 

 

13 hours ago, Wingate said:

I wonder who goes into the box first?

 

No way Trump is above ground in 2028.

 

Is that a prediction or a threat? 

 

14 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

… and you think this makes it OK for an adult to call people derogatory names?

 

It's refreshing from all the political correctness. 

 

8 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

It's refreshing from all the political correctness. 

 

So just basic decency and politeness have now been reclassified as "political correctness"?

7 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

It's refreshing from all the political correctness. 

 

You don't see a difference between ordinary good manners and 'political correctness?'
Yeah... That speaks volumes.