Donald Trump Said, 'Quiet Piggy,' To A Female Reporter And Is Dragged For It In Memes

About

"Quiet Piggy" Donald Trump refers to a video clip of U.S. President Donald Trump pointing at a female reporter and saying, "Quiet, piggy," after she asked him about the Jeffrey Epstein Files. The reporter was Bloomberg's White House correspondent Catherine Lucey. The video was shared on Twitter / X and Reddit in November 2025, sparking "Quiet Piggy" memes and viral posts. Many of them criticized the President for his remark, based on the perception that it was a misogynistic comment. Notably, Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom tweeted several "Quiet Piggy" memes mocking Trump, some of which were AI-generated images of the President as a pig, making a comment on Trump's weight.

Origin

On November 14th, 2025, the White House's official YouTube channel shared a video called "President Trump Gaggles with Press on Air Force One, Nov. 14, 2025," gaining over 317,500 views in five days.

At the video's 45-second mark, Trump says, "Quiet, piggy," to a female reporter when she asks him about the Epstein Files, questioning why they had not been released if nothing was incriminating for Trump in them.

The incident was first reported on by CBS reporter Jennifer Jacobs in a tweet she shared on November 15th. However, the clip did not receive widespread news coverage until a few days later, when outlets like the Daily Mail, CNN and the Guardian, among others, reported on the incident, identifying the female reporter as Catherine Lucey, Bloomberg's White House correspondent.

The clip seemingly went viral due to a post shared to the /r/PublicFreakout subreddit on November 17th, 2025, by Redditor lactose_cow, who reposted the White House's YouTube video, titling it, "Official White House clip: Trump tells a female reporter, 'Quiet. Quiet, piggy.'" The post received over 3,900 upvotes in two days.

Spread

On November 18th, 2025, the X account @PopBase reposted the clip, garnering over 10.2 million views and 15,000 likes in a day.

— Pop Base (@PopBase) November 18, 2025

@PopBase's tweet amassed viral quote-tweets and replies on November 18th. For instance, X user @brndxix quote-tweeted the post, writing, "Why does he say that like he isn't fat," gaining over 179,000 likes in a day.

Also on November 18th, 2025, X user @esjesjesj quote-tweeted the video, writing, "To be super clear, this is how rapists talk to women," receiving over 269,000 likes in a day.

On that same day, X user @covie_93 tweeted, "'Quiet piggy' should be on his tombstone," gaining over 104,000 likes in a day.

On November 18th, 2025, TikToker @clarymarisolfelix shared a video of herself with a text caption reading, "For anyone saying, 'Feminism has gone too far,' the president of the United States of America just shut down a female reporter asking a question and said: 'Quiet Piggy, shush.'" Her video gained over 72,300 likes in a day.

On November 18th, X user @Zvbear tweeted the video, writing, "I'm in a toxic relationship with Trump," continuing by saying that Trump makes him laugh even though he hates him sometimes. "My GOAT said 'Quiet Piggy' to the lady," he added. The post gained over 2,700 likes in a day.

Gavin Newsom's Memes

On November 18th, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom tweeted a photo of Donald Trump at a McDonald's, captioned, "Quiet, piggy." The tweet received over 79,000 likes in a day.

Later on November 18th, the X account of Gavin Newsom's press office, @GovPressOffice, tweeted an AI-generated image of Donald Trump as a sleeping pig, captioned, "Good night, little piggy." In a day, the post gained over 26,000 likes.

White House's Statement

On November 18th, 2025, a White House official issued a statement to the Daily Beast about the "Quiet Piggy" incident:

"This reporter behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way toward her colleagues on the plane. If you’re going to give it, you have to be able to take."

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