WASHINGTON - Donald Trump told a female reporter to be ‘quiet, piggy’ after she asked about the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The president, who is facing mounting pressure from lawmakers in his own party for the DOJ to publish all investigative documents related to the pedophile, was being quizzed by journalists on Air Force One last Friday.
Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey appeared to ask Trump a question relating to Epstein before the president began waving a finger in her face.
‘‘Quiet, quiet piggy!’’ Trump snapped at the journalist while she stood off camera. It was not the last time the president lashed out at this particular reporter. On Sunday, while speaking to reporters outside Air Force One, Trump began responding to a question from Lucey regarding Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes.
The president was then interrupted by the journalist, leading to a sudden outburst: ‘‘Will you let me finish my statement? ‘‘You are the worst! You’re with Bloomberg, right? You are the worst! I don’t know why they even have you.’’
For months, the White House has resisted bipartisan congressional efforts to release the files, while the president has claimed the issue is being used by Democrats to create a distraction.
Trump also bashed members of his own party by claiming ‘only a very bad or stupid, Republican would fall into that trap.’
The president even aimed at some of his most vocal supporters, including Republican Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, whom Trump referred to as a ‘traitor.’
Trump, however, reversed course as it became clear Republicans and Democrats would vote to release the Epstein files.
He urged House Republicans to agree to release the files by writing Truth Social on Sunday that ‘we have nothing to hide’ and that ‘it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax.’
The House is expected to vote on releasing all unclassified files relating to Epstein later on Tuesday. If passed, the Bill would move to the Senate and then to the president’s desk for signature.
The president, who is facing mounting pressure from lawmakers in his own party for the DOJ to publish all investigative documents related to the pedophile, was being quizzed by journalists on Air Force One last Friday. (Pic: YouTube)