Donald Trump slams ‘ugly’ female reporter
But the president was having none of it. On social media, Trump lashed out against the story, calling The New York Times an “enemy of the people.” Moreover, he claimed he had the highest poll numbers, ever,” and implied it would “only go up” thanks to his work.
Further, he decided to slam Katie Rogers’ looks.
“The Creeps at the Failing New York Times are at it again,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday. “Radical Left Lunatics in the soon to fold New York Times did a hit piece on me that I am perhaps losing my Energy, despite facts that show the exact opposite.”
He continued, “The writer of the story, Katie Rogers, who is assigned to write only bad things about me, is a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out.”
“There will be a day when I run low on Energy, it happens to everyone, but with a PERFECT PHYSICAL EXAM AND A COMPREHENSIVE COGNITIVE TEST (‘That was aced’) JUST RECENTLY TAKEN, it certainly is not now!” Trump concluded.
The New York Times decided to act. In a statement shared with People Magazine, the newspaper called out Donald Trump’s behavior, especially that of insulting Katie Rogers.
“The Times’s reporting is accurate and built on first hand reporting of the facts. Name-calling and personal insults don’t change that, nor will our journalists hesitate to cover this administration in the face of intimidation tactics like this. Expert and thorough reporters like Katie Rogers exemplify how an independent and free press helps the American people better understand their government and its leaders,” the newspaper wrote.
White House responds
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson also issued a statement, saying that the president’s comments over the last few weeks have not been related to gender.
“President Trump has never been politically correct, never holds back, and in large part, the American people re-elected him for his transparency. This has nothing to do with gender – it has everything to do with the fact that the President’s and the public’s trust in the media is at all time lows,” she said, per NBC.
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