White House says Donald Trump can shamelessly call anyone ‘Piggy’ – after all, he’s the ‘most transparent president in history

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, tried to defend President Donald Trump after he called a female reporter “Piggy.” She claimed the insult was actually a sign that Trump was being open and honest with the press.

This incident happened on November 14 aboard Air Force One when reporter Catherine Lucey asked Trump why he wouldn’t release certain documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein. She didn’t even get to finish her question before Trump pointed at her and said, “Quiet. Quiet, Piggy,” then immediately moved on to another reporter.

During her press briefing, Leavitt tried to spin Trump’s behavior in a positive way. She said that Trump speaks plainly to people and that Americans voted for him because he “tells it like it is.” She even said he is “the most transparent president in history,” mainly because he answers questions in the Oval Office almost every day.

Leavitt also said that Trump lashes out when he thinks journalists are spreading lies. According to her, Trump being rude to reporters is still better than what she claimed happened in the previous administration, accusing the former president of ignoring the press for weeks and lying to them directly.

Before Leavitt spoke publicly, the White House released a statement blaming Lucey for the situation. They said she acted “inappropriately” toward other reporters on the plane, but offered no clear details or proof. They also added, “If you’re going to give it, you have to be able to take it,” suggesting that Lucey somehow deserved Trump’s insult.

After the video went viral, a lot of people criticized Trump. Many pointed out that this is part of a long pattern: Trump often insults women reporters, especially when they ask difficult questions. He has called women in the press “nasty,” “crazy,” and other personal names many times before.

The same week, Trump also attacked another female journalist, Mary Bruce. During a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Bruce asked about the Epstein files and Trump responded by calling her “a terrible person” and “a terrible reporter.” He also told her he didn’t like her attitude.

The Air Force One moment came just as Democrats released documents linking Trump to Epstein. Right after this, the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act by a huge vote of 427–1. The bill orders the Justice Department to release all Epstein-related documents that aren’t classified. The Senate also passed the bill unanimously, sending it to Trump to sign.

Throughout all of this, critics have mocked the White House for trying to defend Trump’s name-calling as “honesty.” One person on social media compared Leavitt to a “propaganda robot” because of how she tries to justify anything Trump says, no matter how rude or inappropriate.

The Trump administration’s defense only made people talk more about the larger issue: whether personal insults, especially toward women doing their jobs, should ever be acceptable coming from the president of the United States.