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The White House is not retreating from the intense backlash to President Donald Trumps disparaging insult of a female reporter.
Trump, 79, drew outrage when he snapped at Bloomberg White House correspondent Catherine Lucey for asking him a question about the notorious Jeffrey Epstein files on Friday.
If theres nothing incriminating in the files, sir, why not Lucey began to say as the president took questions aboard Air Force One.
Before she could finish, however, Trump pointed his finger at her and barked, Quiet! Quiet, piggy.
The remark was roundly blasted as disgusting in a torrent of criticism, including from CNN anchor Jake Tapper and former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson, but the White House seems unfazed.
This reporter behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way toward her colleagues on the plane. If youre going to give it, you have to be able to take, a White House official told the Daily Beast.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-defends-donald-trumps-piggy-comment/
Ya just gotta check out the top photo at the link...
leftstreet
(38,480 posts)that photo
newdeal2
(4,523 posts)Lets see if that thin skin dotard can handle it.
Deuxcents
(24,895 posts)Why didnt they just sit down and take the ride home? No one stood up for her when solidarity would have said a lot to the bully. This is not the first time for this behavior and they can end it.
NameAlreadyTaken
(2,163 posts)louis-t
(24,541 posts)was Peggy."
lame54
(38,986 posts)Montauk6
(9,292 posts)Never occurred to me the hookup was with Bubba The Foal!