Telling a reporter ‘quiet, piggy’ was shocking – even for Trump
We’re supposed to be used to this by now, but getting used to it is dangerous. Her colleagues should have spoken up
Catherine Lucey, who covers the White House for Bloomberg News, was doing what reporters are supposed to do: asking germane questions.
Her query to Donald Trump a few days ago during a “gaggle” aboard Air Force 1 was reasonable as it had to do with the release of the Epstein files, certainly a subject of great public interest. Why had the Trump been stonewalling, she asked, “if there’s nothing incriminating in the files”.
Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture
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