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Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of female journalists, launching a personal attack on The New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers less than two weeks after directing the remark "quiet, piggy" at another reporter aboard Air Force One. The latest outburst came after The Times published a detailed report examining the 79-year-old president's reduced domestic travel, lighter public schedule, and visible signs of fatigue during his second term.
The story analyzed how often Americans see Trump in public compared to his first year in office and noted that while he "keeps a shorter public schedule," he remains "almost omnipresent in American life" and still engages with the press more than his predecessor. The piece also referenced an instance in which he appeared to doze off during an event, a moment he has publicly denied.
Trump reacted on Truth Social, writing, "The Creeps at the Failing New York Times are at it again," before zeroing in on Rogers, who co-wrote the report with Dylan Freedman. He accused her of being "assigned to write only bad things about me" and called her "a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out." In the same post, he claimed he had won "all Seven Swing States, the Popular Vote, and the Electoral College by a lot" and insisted, "I have my highest Poll Numbers, ever," despite recent declines.
The president defended his workload, saying his administration had achieved "48 New Stock Market Highs" and that "prices, including groceries, are coming down." He ended his message by pointing to a recent medical exam: "There will be a day when I run low on Energy... but with a PERFECT PHYSICAL EXAM AND A COMPREHENSIVE COGNITIVE TEST ('That was aced')... it certainly is not now!"
The New York Times responded by reaffirming its reporting, saying, "The Times's reporting is accurate and built on first hand reporting of the facts. Name-calling and personal insults don't change that."
Rogers is the latest female journalist targeted by Trump. On November 14, he told Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey, "Quiet, piggy," during a press exchange about the Epstein files. Days later, he criticized ABC News correspondent Mary Bruce as "horrible" and "a terrible reporter."
The White House defended his tone, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying, "Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room... He calls out fake news when he sees it."
