‘Quiet, piggy:’ Trump lashes out at female reporter on Air Force One

President Donald Trump referred to a female reporter as “piggy” during a press gaggle on Air Force One on Friday.

In video of the exchange posted online by CNN, reporters are asking Trump about files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. As an off-camera reporter begins to ask a question, Trump appears to wave his finger in her face and say “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.”

CBS News reporter Jennifer Jacobs later wrote on X that the reporter was from Bloomberg.

Trump and Epstein were friends before having a falling out. Trump has said the relationship ended years before Epstein was arrested on charges that he was involved in sex trafficking minors.

New Epstein emails released last week included multiple mentions of Trump.

During the gaggle on Air Force One, Trump attempted to draw attention to prominent Democrats he said had a relationship with Epstein, including former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

For months, Trump and his White House have opposed an effort in the House of Representatives to vote on releasing all of the files related to the Epstein investigation. That effort has drawn support from some Republicans, despite Trump’s opposition.

The effort began moving toward a vote earlier in November after a newly seated member of the House signed on to the effort, which provided the final signature needed. House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had also been opposed to the move, said he would schedule a vote.

Trump on Sunday relented and called on House Republicans to back the bill, according to The New York Times.

A vote could come as soon as Tuesday. The bill appears likely to pass unanimously, the Times said.

Epstein was arrested on sex trafficking charges in 2019. He died by suicide in jail later that year.