White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Trump telling a reporter, “quiet, piggy,” saying the remark was “a lot more respectful” than how the Biden administration treated the press.
“I think the president being frank and open and honest to your faces rather than hiding behind your backs is, frankly, a lot more respectful than what you saw in the last administration where you had a president who lied to your face and then didn’t speak to you for weeks. And hid upstairs and didn’t take your questions,” Leavitt told reporters during her daily briefing.
“I think everyone in this room should appreciate the frankness and the openness that you get from President Trump on a near-daily basis,” she said.
On Monday, Trump insulted Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey after she asked him whether there was any incriminating information on the president in the Epstein files.
“Quiet, quiet piggy,” Trump told Lucey after she asked the question on Air Force One.
Leavitt claimed Trump’s “frankness” is one of his redeeming qualities that led to him winning the 2024 election.
“I think it’s one of the many reasons that the American people re-elected this president, because of his frankness. And he calls out fake news when he sees it. He gets frustrated with reporters when you lie about him, when you spread fake news about him and his administration. But he is also the most transparent president in history, and he gives all of you in this room … unprecedented access,” she said.
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