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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWow! Kudos to the ABC reporter that asked the question of the Saudi Prince.
Trump was livid! He never expected his subservient "fake" news reporters to ask such a question inside the Oval Office. After all, he just finished calling one of them "Piggy". He believed he had them completely under control and then this ABC reporter embarrasses him in front of one of his favorite people, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
And it was a two-part question. She asked Trump the first question about the legality of his family doing business with foreign countries. Trump denied that was the case, even as he sat there bragging about the deals he was making with the Saudi Prince, with F-35s and AI technology. Of course, he and his family are profiting off the White House.
It was an enlightening moment.
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mobeau69
(12,274 posts)
kentuck
(115,313 posts)...and told him that many people were enraged, and the fact that 15 of the 9/11 hi-jackers were of Saudi origin.
It must have scared the crap out of him?
mobeau69
(12,274 posts)kentuck
(115,313 posts)Damn fine job!
democrank
(12,451 posts)Mary Bruce, ABC News…….raises the bar.
Cherrycheeks
(309 posts)The right question as I am screaming for more Acosta,Sam Donaldson,and Mike Wallace...and others who I can't think of at the moment and Helen can't think of her last name.
maddiemom
(5,167 posts)Cherrycheeks
(309 posts)
Linda ladeewolf
(1,126 posts)Let’s hope with the Epstein file release it is.
AllaN01Bear
(29,048 posts)
electric_blue68
(26,546 posts)
Johonny
(25,826 posts)Tempers flare!
dem4decades
(13,905 posts)usonian
(24,309 posts)BY ME!
hamsterjill
(17,248 posts)And I am damn serious about that. This was a brave move considering the past, and I salute this woman. Now, her employer needs to make sure that she is safe and can continue to ask questions!
usonian
(24,309 posts)By himself, he couldn't hold up in a pillow fight.
peppertree
(23,207 posts)Gary Webb and Danny Casolaro would no doubt agree as well.
niyad
(130,867 posts)electric_blue68
(26,546 posts)hamsterjill
(17,248 posts)We need more like her and the others need to learn to stand WITH the ones who stand up to the jerk!
Like when Trump referred to that women as "piggy", the next reporter should have said "I don't appreciate the way you just treated my colleague" or something to that effect. They are his mouthpiece whether HE likes it or not, and if they don't cover his sorry ass, he gets no attention. He thrives on attention.
electric_blue68
(26,546 posts)slightlv
(7,601 posts)and/or the stretch of "loyalty" to a POS. Media access be damned; someone needs to stand up at all times for the real journalism this reporter demonstrated.
Harker
(17,620 posts)erronis
(23,287 posts)At least it says that on some piece of paper.
Harker
(17,620 posts)Jbraybarten
(216 posts)Harker
(17,620 posts)
malaise
(294,591 posts)for visibility
blue_jay
(218 posts)bone saw tragedy. I only know of one first hand but am sure there are more.
SaydiTom
(93 posts)especially after the Jimmy Kimmel bullsht
rurallib
(64,633 posts)SaydiTom
(93 posts)$$$$$ THEN they heard us.
Prairie_Seagull
(4,636 posts)Did she need or was she given permission to ask those questions?
Hope she has a rock solid contract.
Maybe we should be making some noise for her at ABC
flamingdem
(40,835 posts)Other reporters need to do what she did and feel less fear.
Beringia
(5,433 posts)
Deuxcents
(26,209 posts)It’s what we’ve slowly become accustomed to with this administration..blind obedience and she defied it. Brave, indeed.
Paladin
(32,354 posts)The mainstream media is way behind in holding trump to account for the filthy state into which he's delivered this once-proud nation. Lots more action required before I'm satisfied.
LetMyPeopleVote
(177,387 posts)slightlv
(7,601 posts)Although, to be honest, he will screech at anyone who riles than ultra sensitive nerve of his!
Sneederbunk
(17,367 posts)Should have asked who Bubba is.
spanone
(141,255 posts)He's a neanderthal.
She should get a raise.
mdbl
(8,364 posts)That's all there is to him.
Uncle Joe
(64,658 posts)
Thanks for the thread kentuck
LetMyPeopleVote
(177,387 posts)The White House is standing by an insult President Donald Trump hurled at a female reporter.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-defends-donald-trumps-piggy-comment/
Trump, 79, drew outrage when he snapped at Bloomberg White House correspondent Catherine Lucey for asking him a question about the notorious Jeffrey Epstein files on Friday.
“If there’s nothing incriminating in the files, sir, why not—” Lucey began to say as the president took questions aboard Air Force One.
Before she could finish, however, Trump pointed his finger at her and barked, “Quiet! Quiet, piggy.”
The remark was roundly blasted as “disgusting” in a torrent of criticism, including from CNN anchor Jake Tapper and former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson, but the White House seems unfazed.
“This reporter behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way toward her colleagues on the plane. If you’re going to give it, you have to be able to take,” a White House official told the Daily Beast.......
The testy exchanges are par for the course for Trump, who has a long history of hurling demeaning insults at women.
In 2017, The New York Times columnist Gail Collins recalled that Trump had sent her copies of her columns that he disliked, calling her a “dog and a liar” with “the face of a pig.”
In 2016, Latina beauty queen Alicia Machado, who won the Miss Universe title at age 19 when Trump co-owned the organization, recounted how he would call her “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping.”
LetMyPeopleVote
(177,387 posts)When it comes to mistreating women, the president is who he appears to be.
Link to tweet
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-piggy-comment-extends-lengthy-record-routine-misogyny-rcna244852
During a press gaggle on Air Force One on Friday, the reporter asked the president about one of the emails Epstein wrote about him that Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released last week. When she tried to follow up with a question about potentially incriminating details in the Epstein files, Trump pointed and said, “Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.”
The White House made no effort to deny the accuracy of the quote, which was captured on video, telling MS NOW in a statement that the president’s target deserved the rebuke after engaging in “inappropriate and unprofessional” conduct......
Complicating matters, however, is the familiarity of the circumstances. Meidas News’ Ron Filipkowski put together a video montage that highlights examples of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters — just over the past few months.
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T13:13:48.210Z
There were so many examples that Filipkowski soon after released a sequel.
Part 2
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T13:15:47.452Z
Trump is, in other words, exactly who he appears to be. He’s the man in the E. Jean Carroll case. He’s the one on the “Access Hollywood” recording. He’s the Republican who suggested some of the women who’ve accused him of sexual misconduct weren’t attractive enough to attack. He’s the politician who vowed to “protect” women from the White House “whether the women like it or not.”
He’s also the one who didn’t hesitate to shut down a reporter asking a reasonable question by calling her “piggy.”
WarGamer
(18,363 posts)I would recommend against helicopter rides in Hawaii or gondola rides in Zurich...
LetMyPeopleVote
(177,387 posts)When ABC News’ White House correspondent asked why the president didn’t just disclose the Jeffrey Epstein files himself, it apparently touched a nerve.
Link to tweet
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-epstein-abc-broadcast-license-rcna244781
The president’s posture took a more hysterical turn, however, when Bruce asked why he didn’t just disclose the Jeffrey Epstein files himself, instead of waiting for Congress to force his hand.
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-11-18T18:12:51.276Z
In a tone that could be justifiably characterized as mansplaining, Trump objected to the journalist’s “attitude,” while telling her how “terrible” she is.
And then he kept going. “People are wise to your hoax, and ABC is — your company, your crappy company — is one of the perpetrators,” the Republican ranted. “I’ll tell you something, I’ll tell you something, I think the license should be taken away from ABC, because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that.” (He was referring to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr.)
“I think when you’re 97% negative to Trump and then Trump wins in a landslide, that means obviously your news is not credible, and you’re not credible as a reporter,” Trump said, referring to himself in the third person. The president wrapped up his harangue by accusing ABC of being “a radical left network,” while chastising Bruce for her “anger” and “meanness.”
I guess she touched a nerve.,,,,,
This is not, in other words, an official with a healthy attitude toward the First Amendment.
But let’s not forget that less than a year ago, ABC and its parent company, Disney, agreed to a $16 million settlement with Trump. If executives hoped that would keep the network on the Republican’s good side, those hopes have clearly been dashed.
LetMyPeopleVote
(177,387 posts)When ABC News’ White House correspondent asked why the president didn’t just disclose the Jeffrey Epstein files himself, it apparently touched a nerve.
Link to tweet
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-epstein-abc-broadcast-license-rcna244781
The president’s posture took a more hysterical turn, however, when Bruce asked why he didn’t just disclose the Jeffrey Epstein files himself, instead of waiting for Congress to force his hand.
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-11-18T18:12:51.276Z
In a tone that could be justifiably characterized as mansplaining, Trump objected to the journalist’s “attitude,” while telling her how “terrible” she is.
And then he kept going. “People are wise to your hoax, and ABC is — your company, your crappy company — is one of the perpetrators,” the Republican ranted. “I’ll tell you something, I’ll tell you something, I think the license should be taken away from ABC, because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that.” (He was referring to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr.)
“I think when you’re 97% negative to Trump and then Trump wins in a landslide, that means obviously your news is not credible, and you’re not credible as a reporter,” Trump said, referring to himself in the third person. The president wrapped up his harangue by accusing ABC of being “a radical left network,” while chastising Bruce for her “anger” and “meanness.”
I guess she touched a nerve.,,,,,
This is not, in other words, an official with a healthy attitude toward the First Amendment.
But let’s not forget that less than a year ago, ABC and its parent company, Disney, agreed to a $16 million settlement with Trump. If executives hoped that would keep the network on the Republican’s good side, those hopes have clearly been dashed.