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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Adam Gabbatt

As Epstein questions linger, Trump falls back into familiar habit: lashing out at female reporters

a man pointing at a women
Donald Trump reacts to a female reporter’s question aboard Air Force One on 14 November 2025. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

Since the early days of his political career, Donald Trump has been critical of the media, but in recent days his hostility has reached a new peak – particularly when it comes to questions about his association with the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump invoked the phrase “piggy” – a term he has used before – to describe a female reporter on Friday, and has aggressively responded to at least one other female reporter over the past week, including threatening to revoke ABC’s license.

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