White House defends Trump calling a female reporter 'piggy'

The Star

The White House on Thursday (Nov 20) defended President Donald Trump after he called a female reporter "piggy" as she questioned him about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the president's remarks reflected his frankness and transparency.  In the exchange aboard Air Force One last week, which has since gone viral, Trump leaned toward the reporter, pointed his finger and said, "Quiet, piggy" as she pressed him about a recently released Epstein email in which the New York financier claimed Trump "knew about the girls."  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00What did the president mean when he called reporter Piggy?

00:12Look, the president is very frank and honest with everyone in this room.

00:16You've all seen it yourself.

00:18You've all experienced it yourselves.

00:20And I think it's one of the many reasons that the American people reelected this president,

00:24because of his frankness.

00:26And he calls out fake news when he sees it.

00:28He gets frustrated with reporters when you lie about him,

00:32when you spread fake news about him and his administration.

00:35But he also is the most transparent president in history.

00:38And he gives all of you in this room, as you all know, unprecedented access.

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