In a press-room defence that has sparked fury across journalistic circles, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that President Donald Trump calling a female reporter 'piggy' was not an act of contempt but one of "frankness" and 'respect.'
Leavitt delivered her remarks during a contentious briefing on 20 November 2025, responding to a viral clip from a gaggle aboard Air Force One, in which Trump directed the slur at Bloomberg correspondent Catherine Lucey as she pressed him about the Jeffrey Epstein files.
