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A prominent Republican congresswoman has defended Donald Trump “Shut up, piggy,” he told Bloomberg reporter Katherine Lucy.
Representative Maria Elvira Salazar said that trump seemed “picturesque” when he scolded the journalist, and also commented that “no one is perfect.”
Salazar defended the commander-in-chief while speaking to CNN host Jake Tapper on yesterday’s episode leadWhere she also said that she thinks Trump is a “tough” politician.
“You know, President Trump is a very fascinating, difficult and different kind of politician,” Salazar said. “But I always say that I look at his policies, not his personality.
“No one is perfect. Those who are perfect are in heaven.”
The president has clashed several times with journalists over the past few days, starting with his branding a Bloomberg reporter as a “piggy”.
What was Trump answering a question about? Deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epsteinwith whom he claimed to have a “very bad relationship” before moving on to another journalist’s question.
When the first reporter tried to follow up his question, trump Pointing a finger at him before demanding that he remain “quiet, quiet piggy”.
Speaking in a cartoon-like voice, the President quickly leaned towards them before bragging about the fact that he had made up his mind on his plan to deal with the rising incidents. Tension between the United States and VenezuelaHe declined to say what exactly those plans would include,
MS Now’s White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard tweeted an official response to the criticism, dismissing the controversy.
“This reporter behaved inappropriately and unprofessionally toward his coworkers on the plane. If you’re going to give it, you’ve got to be able to take it.”
on monday, atlantic published A feature detailing Trump’s long history of belittling female journalists, including one of his biggest supporters, Megyn Kelly.
“His eyes were bleeding, blood was coming out everywhere,” Trump said after the Republican primary debate hosted by Fox News. Where they felt that the host had treated them unfairly.
In further reaction, California Governor Gavin Newsom posted several memes showing Trump with a photo-shopped pig nose, as well as a photo of him with Epstein and the caption: ‘Piggies.’
Gretchen Carlson, another former Fox News host, called Trump’s comments “disgusting and offensive.” While Tapper tweeted the clip with the words, “Disgusting and completely unacceptable.”
Lucy’s employer Bloomberg also responded to the president’s response to the question.
“Our White House journalists perform an important public service, asking questions without fear or favor. We focus on fair and accurate reporting of issues of public interest.”
Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado accused Trump of calling her “Miss Piggy” and telling her to lose weight in the 1990s.
Meanwhile, White House correspondent April Ryan reported Guardian This week Lynn Patton, a Trump official, called her “Miss Piggy” in 2018.
“The President of the United States is supposed to be the moral leader, the leader of the country, and he’s behaving like some thug on the street. It’s one thing for his acolytes to say that, but for him to say that to a woman? It also shows how troubled he is about the Epstein files. It tells us that maybe there’s some fire there.”
Later, he clashed with ABC News’ chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce answers questions with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office.
The Saudi leader was on his first state visit to the United States since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump became defensive when addressed by Bruce and said that “ABC should be stripped of its license, because your news is so fake and inaccurate.”