Trump calls New York Times reporter ‘ugly’ after branding another journalist ‘piggy’ | Donald Trump
Donald Trump lashed out at a New York Times reporter on Wednesday, calling her “ugly inside and out” in his latest personal insult against female members of the media after calling her another “piggy” last week.
One Real Social In his post, Trump criticized the newspaper for an article that claimed his energy had waned in his 80th year and emphasized that he had “never worked so hard in my life.”
Trump specifically targeted one of the authors. “Katie Rogers, the author of the story who was assigned to write only bad things about me, is a third-rate reporter who is ugly inside and out,” he wrote.
While rumors about the President’s health have been circulating for months, new questions arose after Trump admitted this situation. MRI last month. He claimed it was part of a standard physical exam and would not disclose which body part the test was analyzing.
on tuesday, Times wrote He said Trump was showing “signs of fatigue” as he “confronted the realities of aging in the office.”
Trump, the oldest person to currently hold the presidency, was said to have appeared sleepy at the Nov. 6 Oval Office event, with “his eyelids drooping until his eyes were almost closed, opening and closing for a few seconds.”
The newspaper’s spokesman, Charlie Stadtlander, said: He defended his journalists.
He said in a statement: “The Times’ reporting is accurate and based on first-hand reporting of the facts. Name-calling and personal insults will not change that, and our journalists will not hesitate to cover this administration in the face of such scare tactics.”
“Expert, meticulous reporters like Katie Rogers show how an independent, free press helps the American people better understand their government and leaders,” he says.
Trump, who has a history of making deeply personal attacks on female journalists, referred to a Bloomberg News reporter as a “piggy” during a confrontation aboard Air Force One less than two weeks ago.
When Bloomberg’s White House correspondent Catherine Lucey began asking why Trump was acting this way regarding the Epstein files, “unless there’s nothing incriminating in the files,” Trump pointed at her and said: “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.”
Last week, responding to ABC News White House correspondent Mary Bruce’s question about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the Epstein scandal, Trump said, “That’s not a question I care about. It’s your attitude. I think you’re a terrible reporter, the way you ask these questions,” and added: “You’re a terrible person and a terrible reporter.”
Trump has a long history of saving his harshest criticism for women. to call women journalists “dirty” and referencing menstruation to answer Megyn Kelly’s questions.
