LOS ANGELES (OC).–Traveling on Air Force I with the White House press pool, President Donald Trump told Bloomberg correspondent Catherine Lucey “quiet, piggy,” when she badgered him about the Epstein Files, a favorites topic of Democrat and the fake news. Epstein was charged with one count of sex trafficking and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking when he apparently committed suicide Aug. 10, 2019 in a New York City detention facility awaiting trial. Democrats and the fake news have tried desperately to tie Trump to Epstein’s escapades, despite denying any ongoing friendship with Epstein. Democrats and the fake news have made the disclosure of the Epstein files a cause célèbre for the upcoming Midterm elections where they hope to retake the House of Representatives. White House pool reporters, mostly women, were disgusted with Trump’s sexist language.
White House officials said Lucey “behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way,” interrupting the president when he tried to address other questions. Lucey has worked for Bloomberg since March 2025 as a White House correspondent. She previously worked for the Wall Street Journal and Associated Press, attesting to her solid credentials. Bloomberg said the publication and Lucey “remain focused on reporting issues of public interest fairly and accurately,” not just whipping up more Democrat and fake news controversy. Trump irked the White House press pool Nov. 18 hosting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia. Trump was rudely asked by ABC News Mary Bruce about the Oct. 2, 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump promptly put Bruce in her place, calling her fake news.
Trump’s press relations could not be worse with the whole White House press establishment opposed to his policies but, more importantly, his imperious personality, especially when it comes to attacks by Democrats and the fake news. Lucey asked Trump directly whether there was anything incriminating for him in the Epstein Files, something Congress just passed a bill to release all the files with some redactions of course. Lucey wants to embarrass Trump when she has no facts supporting any involvement by Trump in Epstein’s shenanigans. Whether Epstein would have gotten out of the government’s charges or not, he decided with all millions to end his life while awaiting trial. Many people think Epstein was whacked in a New York City jail to stop him from singing like a canary. New York City coroner said there was no evidence of foul play, only suicide.
Epstein was probably manic or crazy enough to kill himself in prison despite all his millions, making no sense to anyone. Why wouldn’t he just let his defense attorneys do their job in court? Clearly, Lucey wasn’t concerned about Epstein, only promoting the Democrat hoax that Trump was involved in his sex trafficking cult. When Trump signed the bill to release the Epstein Files yesterday, it took the wind out of Democrat sails, hoping they could promote a conspiracy before the Midterm elections. No one in the press has any real interest in Jeffrey Epstein only to the extent that it reflects unfavorably on Trump. With Trump approving the release of all files, it rules out a new conspiracy something Democrats and the fake news promotes to show Trump’s ties to Epstein. Journalists like Lucey are committed to advancing the Democrat political agenda.
Telling Lucey “quiet, piggy,” Trump insults Lucey, at the same time, reminds her that she must take her turn when it comes getting in her questions. Implying that Trump might be concerned about incriminating himself shows her extreme Democrat bias, using the Epstein files to take more shots at Trump. All the press has are some picture of Trump with Epstein at social events maybe 40 years ago in New York City. Trump was the talk of the town for a long time, building his brand promoting his best-selling book “The Art of the Deal” Nov. 1, 1987. Other that some random tabloid photos, where does Lucey think that Trump had anything to do with Epstein’s notorious escapades? Trump had every right to curtail her Democrat enthusiasm, trying to link Trump with Epstein. ABC’s Mary Bruce took a beating from Trump asking Bin Salman about Khashoggi’s murder.
Democrats and the fake news do what they wanted in the full release of the Epstein Files, knowing it could throw cold water on their conspiracy theories about Trump’s involvement. Democrats on the fake news feign outrage that Trump has any involvement in exploiting underage girls for sexual gratification. There’s nothing in the Epstein files that implicate Trump as a conspirator or complicit participant. Now that the files are out, Democrat and the fake news will complain about redactions, continuing to implicate Trump in Epstein’s shenanigans. Trump has no patience for White House pool reporters knowing that former President Joe Biden barely answered any questions during his presidency. Trump has made himself available to the press only to find that they use the time to discredit him. How opening the Epstein Files affects the 2026 Midterm elections is anyone’s guess.
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John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.
