Trump Trump insulted women reporters with derogatory remarks on specific datesinsulted women reporters with derogatory remarks on specific dates
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Executive summary
Multiple news outlets document a recent string of derogatory remarks President Trump directed at female reporters in Nov–Dec 2025 — including “Quiet, piggy” toward Bloomberg’s Catherine Lucey on or about Nov. 14–25, 2025 and calling a New York Times reporter “ugly, both inside and out” around Nov. 26, 2025 — and additional incidents in December where he labeled ABC’s Rachel Scott “the most obnoxious reporter” and called PBS’ Yamiche Alcindor “very aggressive” [1] [2] [3] [4]. Media criticism and commentary interpret these comments as part of a pattern of disparaging rhetoric aimed disproportionately at women journalists [5] [6] [7].
1. Pattern or flurry? How reporters and outlets frame the exchanges
News organizations and commentators treat the episodes as more than isolated gaffes; outlets from The Guardian to Axios and The Atlantic portray the November–December exchanges as an escalation or continuation of a long-standing pattern of denigrating women in the press, pointing to repeated recent incidents in a short span and historical precedents going back to 2015 [1] [7] [5] [6].
2. Specific documented incidents and approximate dates
Multiple outlets identify distinct episodes: Bloomberg correspondent Catherine Lucey was told “Quiet, piggy” during an Air Force One exchange reported in mid-to-late November 2025 (the gaggle is noted around Nov. 14 and circulation of the clip increased Nov. 25) [1] [8]. On Nov. 26, 2025, reporting records Trump calling New York Times reporter Katie Rogers “ugly, both inside and out” after the paper published reporting about his age and travel [2] [9]. In early to mid-December, he rebuked ABC’s Rachel Scott as “obnoxious” and “the most obnoxious reporter,” and in mid-December called PBS’s Yamiche Alcindor “very aggressive” during an Oval Office exchange [3] [10] [4].
3. Reactions from journalism organizations, colleagues and pundits
Journalists and media-watchers condemned the language. CNN’s Jake Tapper, former anchors and columnists, and organizations like the International Women’s Media Foundation publicly criticized the remarks as demeaning; commentators urged the press corps to push back rather than normalize such verbal attacks [1] [6] [10]. Coverage records a mix of outrage, calls for solidarity among reporters, and White House pushback framing incidents as responses to perceived unprofessional behavior by the reporters [1] [2].
4. White House response and framing offered to media
When challenged, White House spokespeople or officials in some reports defended the president by characterizing the exchanges as reactions to a reporter’s conduct — for example, a statement saying “This reporter behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way towards her colleagues on the plane” in response to the “piggy” description [2] [9]. Coverage notes that administration spokespeople sometimes attempt to reframe name-calling as typical personal style rather than a targeted denigration [9].
5. Context: historical record and media analysis
Commentary situates these episodes within a documented history of Trump criticizing female journalists (including earlier high-profile incidents in 2015 and during his first term), arguing the recent run of insults follows a recognizable pattern and may have broader effects on press freedom and online abuse of women journalists [5] [11] [7]. Opinion pieces assert the rhetoric is not merely “frankness” but a form of targeted belittlement [12] [6].
6. Limits of the available reporting and open questions
Available sources document several specific exchanges but do not provide an exhaustive chronology of every insult nor transcripts for every incident; some sourcing relies on clips, contemporaneous accounts and individual reporters’ tweets or posts, and the precise timing of certain gaggles is presented with slight variations across outlets [1] [8]. Available sources do not mention internal White House deliberations beyond public statements or whether press corps leaders considered formal collective action in response [1] [10].
7. Competing perspectives and the political frame
Coverage displays two competing frames: outlets and press advocates present the comments as part of an escalating, gendered pattern of attacks that merit pushback [5] [6], while the administration frames episodes as reactive and personal — “Trump being Trump” or responding to perceived reporter behavior [9]. Both frames appear in the record; readers should weigh the documented language itself against attempts to contextualize motive or intent [9] [5].
Conclusion — the public record in major outlets shows a concentrated series of derogatory remarks by the president directed at female reporters in late Nov.–Dec. 2025, repeatedly criticized as part of a pattern; the White House response emphasizes reporter conduct and personal style [1] [2] [7] [5].