Mary Trump believes she understands why her uncle, Donald Trump, has been attacking female journalists more aggressively lately. According to her, it is not just because he enjoys arguing or being confrontational—there is something deeper going on.
On her show, Mary Trump Media, she explained that she has noticed a big change in the way the president speaks to women in the press. She said his comments have shifted from childish insults to open hostility. In her words, his attacks on female reporters have become “more misogynistic” than ever. She added that he is now openly showing behaviors he has displayed for years—being racist, anti-immigrant, Islamophobic, and antisemitic—and he no longer tries to hide any of it.
Her comments came shortly after an incident where Trump snapped at a female reporter who questioned him about his attempt to blame the Biden administration for a shooting involving a National Guard officer. The suspect was an Afghan man who had entered the U.S. under a resettlement program. The reporter reminded Trump that refugees in the program had been vetted. Trump immediately cut her off and insulted her intelligence, saying, “Are you a stupid person? They came in on a plane with thousands of others who shouldn’t be here, and you’re asking questions because you’re a stupid person.”
Mary Trump said moments like that are not just random anger—they are signs of pressure. She believes her uncle lashes out at women when he feels cornered or stressed. She even said she thinks he is becoming “rattled” as the challenges of his second term continue. She also joked that he seems unfamiliar with the “Streisand effect,” which means that when you try to hide something, you often end up drawing more attention to it instead. By attacking reporters publicly, especially women, he ends up giving even more attention to the stories he wants people to ignore.
In the past two weeks alone, Trump has insulted several women in the press. He called a Bloomberg reporter “Piggy,” he said ABC’s Mary Bruce was “a terrible person,” and he went after New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers after she co-wrote a story about his energy level and travel habits. On Truth Social, Trump attacked Rogers personally, calling her “a third-rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out,” purposely singling her out while completely ignoring the male co-author of the same article.
The New York Times defended Rogers, saying that she and her colleagues are professional, thorough reporters who help the public understand their government.
Mary Trump sees this pattern as part of a long history of Trump going after women who challenge him. She believes his insults are not just meant to hurt those particular reporters—they are also warnings to other journalists who might think of asking tough questions.
In her view, the way he talks to female journalists acts like a measurement of his emotional state. The more personal and vicious his insults become, the more worried and unsettled he likely feels behind closed doors. And every time he calls a woman “stupid” or “ugly, inside and out,” more people—including members of his own family—speak up about his behavior.
